Study Guide to Accompany Understanding Nutrition

The leading text for the chemistry/biology-based course for nutrition and health science majors (or students taking nutrition for a science credit). Known for up-to-date presentation of research, emerging issues, and understandable coverage of complicated topics. Coverage of 1995 Dietary Guidelines included. Major revisions in lipids, weight control, vitamins, minerals, fitness, nutrition for older adults, and disease prevention. New problem sets reinforce nutrition concepts and calculations.

Ellie Whitney, PhD grew up in New York City and received her B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English and biology at Radcliffe/Harvard University and Washington Universities, respectively. She has taught at both Florida State University and Florida A&M University, has written newspaper columns on environmental matters for the Tallahassee Democrat, and has authored almost a dozen college textbooks on nutrition, health, and related topics, many of which have been revised multiple times over the years. In addition to teaching and writing, she has spent the past three-plus decades exploring outdoor Florida and studying its ecology. Her latest book is Priceless Florida: The Natural Ecosystems (Pineapple Press, 2004).