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Reach your diet and nutritional goals with NUTRITION NOW, 8th Edition! Understanding the basic principles of nutrition and its impacts on your health can lead to better choices and more successful diet planning now and throughout your lifetime. Chapters cover nutrition basics such as diet planning, the macronutrients, vitamins and minerals, exercise, pregnancy and lactation, global issues, and much more. NUTRITION NOW organizes content into easy-to-read, manageable units that help you focus on the concepts while applying what you have learned to your own life.

Nutrition Now 8th Table of contents:

Unit 1. Key Nutrition Concepts and Terms
The Meaning of Nutrition
Nutrition Defined
Foundation Knowledge for Thinking about Nutrition
Nutrition Concept #1
Who Are the Food Insecure?
Nutrition Concept #2
Calories
Nutrients
Other Substances in Food
Nutrition Concept #3
Nutrition Concept #4
Nutrition Concept #5
Nutrition Concept #6
Nutrition Concept #7
Nutrition Concept #8
Nutrition Concept #9
Nutrition Concept #10
Nutrition Up Close. Nutrition Concepts Review
Review Questions
Unit 2. The Inside Story about Nutrition and Health
Nutrition in the Context of Overall Health
The Nutritional State of the Nation
The Importance of Food Choices
Diet and Diseases of Western Civilization
Our Bodies Haven’t Changed
Different Diets, Different Disease Rates
The Power of Prevention
Improving the American Diet
What Should We Eat?
Nutrition Surveys: Tracking the American Diet
Nutrition Up Close. Food Types for Healthful Diets
Review Questions
Unit 3. Ways of Knowing about Nutrition
How Do I Know if What I Read or Hear about Nutrition Is True?
Profits, Prophets, and Proof
How to Identify Nutrition Truths
Sources of Reliable Nutrition Information
The Methods of Science
Developing the Plan
The Hypothesis: Making the Question Testable
The Research Design: Gathering the Right Information
Obtaining Approval to Study Human Subjects
Implementing the Study
Making Sense of the Results
Nutrition Up Close. Checking out a Fat-Loss Product
Review Questions
Unit 4. Understanding Food and Nutrition Labels
Nutrition Labeling
Key Elements of Nutrition Labeling Standards
Dietary Supplement Labeling
Structure or Function Claims
The COOL Rule
Organic Foods
Labeling Organic Foods
Other Nutrition Labeling Systems
Calories on Display
Upcoming Nutrition Label Revisions
Beyond Nutrition Labels
Nutrition Up Close. Understanding Food Labels
Review Questions
Unit 5. Nutrition, Attitudes, and Behavior
Origins of Food Choices
We Don’t Instinctively Know What to Eat
Food Preferences
Food Preferences and Choices Do Change
How Do Food Choices Change?
Successful Changes in Food Choices
Does Diet Affect Behavior?
Malnutrition and Mental Performance
The Future of Diet and Behavior Research
Nutrition Up Close. Improving Food Choices
Review Questions
Unit 6. Healthy Dietary Patterns, Dietary Guidelines, MyPlate, and More
Healthy Eating: Achieving a Balance between Good Taste and Good for You
Characteristics of Healthy Dietary Patterns
Healthy Dietary Patterns Identified for the United States
National Guides for Healthful Diets
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
MyPlate
ChooseMyPlate.gov Healthy Eating Messages
Healthy U.S.-Style Dietary Pattern
The DASH Eating Plan
The Healthy Mediterranean Dietary Pattern
Realities of the Food Environment
Portion Distortion
Bon Appétit!
Nutrition Up Close. The Pros and Cons of Fast Food Dining
Review Questions
Unit 7. How the Body Uses Food: Digestion and Absorption
My Body, My Food
How Do Nutrients in Food Become Available for the Body’s Use?
Digestive Disorders
Constipation
Ulcers
Heartburn
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Diarrhea
Flatulence
Nutrition Up Close. Carbohydrate, Fat, and Protein Digestion
Review Questions
Unit 8. Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance
Energy!
The Body’s Need for Energy
Where’s the Energy in Foods?
Most Foods Are a Mixture
Energy Density
How Are Food and Energy Intake Regulated by the Body?
Keep Calories in Perspective
Nutrition Up Close. Food as a Source of Calories
Review Questions
Unit 9. Obesity to Underweight: The Highs and Lows of Weight Status
Variations in Body Weight
How Is Weight Status Defined?
Body Mass Index
Overweight and Obesity
The Influence of Obesity on Health
Body Fat and Health: Location, Location, Location
Assessment of Body Fat Content
What Causes Obesity?
Obesity: The Future Lies in Its Prevention
Underweight
Underweight Defined
Underweight and Longevity in Adults
Toward a Realistic View of Body Weight
Size Acceptance
Nutrition Up Close. Are You an Apple?
Review Questions
Unit 10. Weight Control: The Myths and Realities
Weight Control Nation
Weight Loss versus Weight Control
Weight Control
Weight-Control Methods: The Evidence
Successful Weight-Control Programs
Obesity Surgery
Weight Loss: Making It Last
Nutrition Up Close. Setting Small Behavior Change Goals
Review Questions
Unit 11. Disordered Eating: Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Pica
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge-Eating Disorder
Pica
Proposed Eating Disorders
Resources for Eating Disorders
Prevention of Eating Disorders
Nutrition Up Close. Eating Attitudes Test
Review Questions
Unit 12. Useful Facts about Sugars, Starches, and Fiber
Carbohydrates
Simple Sugar Facts
The Alcohol Sugars—What Are They?
Artificial Sweetener Facts
Complex Carbohydrate Facts
Glycemic Index of Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and Dental Health
There’s More to Tooth Decay than Sugar per Se
Lactose Maldigestion and Intolerance
How Is Lactose Maldigestion Managed?
Nutrition Up Close. Does Your Fiber Intake Measure Up?
Review Questions
Unit 13. Diabetes Now
The Diabetes Epidemic
Health Consequences of Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes
Hypoglycemia
Diabetes in the Future
Nutrition Up Close. Calculating Glycemic Load
Review Questions
Unit 14. Alcohol: The Positives and Negatives
Alcohol Facts
The Positive
The Negative
Alcohol Intake, Diet Quality, and Nutrient Status
How the Body Handles Alcohol
What Causes Alcohol Dependency?
Nutrition Up Close. Effects of Alcohol Intake
Review Questions
Unit 15. Proteins and Amino Acids
Protein
Functions of Protein
Amino Acids
Protein Quality
Food as a Source of Protein
Nutrition Up Close. My Protein Intake
Review Questions
Unit 16. Vegetarian Dietary Patterns
Perspectives on Vegetarian Dietary Patterns
Reasons for Vegetarianism
Health Implications of Vegetarian Dietary Patterns
Dietary Recommendations for Vegetarians
Where to Go for More Information on Vegetarian Diets
Nutrition Up Close. Vegetarian Main Dish Options
Review Questions
Unit 17. Food Allergies and Intolerances
Food Allergy
Prevalence of Food Allergy
Adverse Reactions to Foods
Diagnosis: Is It a Food Allergy?
Treatment of Food Allergies
Prevention of Food Allergies
Food Intolerances
Lactose Maldigestion and Intolerance
Sulfite Sensitivity
Red Wine, Aged Cheese, and Migraines
MSG and the “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome”
Food Allergy and Intolerance Precautions
Nutrition Up Close. Gluten-Free Cuisine
Review Questions
Unit 18. Fats and Health
Fat Intake and Health
Facts about Fats
Types of Fat
The Essential Fatty Acids
Hydrogenated Fats
Cholesterol
Food Sources of Fat
The Low-Fat Era Is Over
Nutrition Up Close. The Healthy Fats in Your Diet
Review Questions
Unit 19. Nutrition and Heart Disease
Nutrition and Heart Disease
A Primer on Heart Disease
Who’s at Risk for Heart Disease?
Healthy Dietary Patterns for Heart Health
Nutrition Up Close. Evaluate Your Dietary and Lifestyle Strengths for Heart Disease Prevention
Review Questions
Unit 20. Vitamins and Your Health
Vitamins: They’re on Center Stage
Vitamin Facts
What Do Vitamins Do?
Vitamins and the Prevention and Treatment of Disorders
Preserving the Vitamin Content of Foods
Vitamins: Getting Enough without Getting Too Much
Nutrition Up Close. Antioxidant Vitamins: How Adequate Is Your Diet?
Review Questions
Unit 21. Phytochemicals
Phytochemicals: The “What Else” in Your Food
Characteristics of Phytochemicals
Functions of Phytochemicals in Humans
Food Sources of Phytochemicals
Naturally Occurring Toxins in Food
Nutrition Up Close. Have You Had Your Phytochemicals Today?
Review Questions
Unit 22. Diet and Cancer
What Is Cancer?
How Does Cancer Develop?
What Causes DNA Damage?
Fighting Cancer with a Fork
How Do Healthy Dietary Patterns Help Prevent Cancer?
Bogus Cancer Treatments
Nutrition Up Close. A Cancer Risk Checkup
Review Questions
Unit 23. Good Things to Know about Minerals
Mineral Facts
Getting a Charge out of Minerals
Selected Minerals: Calcium
Osteoporosis
Selected Minerals: Iron
Selected Minerals: Sodium
Nutrition Up Close. The Salt of Your Diet
Review Questions
Unit 24. Dietary Supplements
Dietary Supplements
Regulation of Dietary Supplements
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: Enough Is as Good as a Feast
Herbal Remedies
Prebiotics and Probiotics
Final Thoughts
Nutrition Up Close. Supplement Use and Misuse
Review Questions
Unit 25. Water Is an Essential Nutrient
Water: Where Would We Be without It?
Water’s Role as an Essential Nutrient
Meeting Our Need for Water
Water Deficiency
Water Toxicity
The Nature of Our Water Supply
Water Sources
Nutrition Up Close. Foods as a Source of Water
Review Questions
Unit 26. Nutrient–Gene Interactions in Health and Disease
Nutrition and Genomics
Genetic Secrets Unfolded
Nutrient–Gene Interactions
Single-Gene Defects
Genetics of Taste
Nutrition Tomorrow
Nutrition Up Close. Nature and Nurture
Review Questions
Unit 27. Nutrition and Physical Fitness for Everyone
Physical Activity: It Offers Something for Everyone
The “Happy Consequences” of Physical Activity
What is Physical Fitness?
Flexibility
Fueling Physical Activity
Achieving Physical Fitness
Nutrition Up Close. Exercise: Your Options
Review Questions
Unit 28. Nutrition and Physical Performance
Sports Nutrition
Basic Components of Energy Formation during Exercise
Nutrition and Physical Performance
Hydration
Nutrition-Related Concerns of Athletes
Ergogenic Aids: The Athlete’s Dilemma
Nutrition Up Close. Testing Performance Aids
Review Questions
Unit 29. Good Nutrition for Life: Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Infancy
Nutrition and a Healthy Start in Life
Improving the Health of U.S. Infants
Nutrition and Pregnancy
Critical Periods of Growth and Development
Developmental Origins of Later Disease Risk
Prepregnancy Weight Status, Pregnancy Weight Gain, and Pregnancy Outcomes
The Need for Calories and Key Nutrients during Pregnancy
What’s a Good Diet for Pregnancy?
Breastfeeding
What’s so Special about Breastmilk?
Is Breastfeeding Best for All New Mothers and Infants?
How Breastfeeding Works
Nutrition and Breastfeeding
Infant Nutrition
Infant Growth
Infant Feeding Recommendations
The Development of Healthy Eating Habits Begins in Infancy
Nutrition Up Close. You Be the Judge!
Review Questions
Unit 30. Nutrition for the Growing Years: Childhood through Adolescence
The Span of Growth and Development
The Nutritional Foundation
Characteristics of Growth in Children
Nutrition for the Growing Years
Nutrient Needs of Children and Adolescents
Helping Children Learn the Right Lessons about Food
Nutrition Up Close. Obesity Prevention Close to Home
Review Questions
Unit 31. Nutrition and Health Maintenance for Adults of All Ages
Nutrition for Adults of All Ages
The Age Wave
Diet and Health Promotion for Adults of All Ages
Nutrient Needs
Dietary Recommendations for Adults of All Ages
Physical Activity Recommendations for Adults
Nutrition Up Close. Does He who Laughs, Last?
Review Questions
Unit 32. The Multiple Dimensions of Food Safety
Threats to the Safety of the Food Supply
How Good Foods Go Bad
Causes and Consequences of Food-Borne Illness
Other Causes of Food-Borne Illnesses
Preventing Food-Borne Illnesses
Food Safety Regulations
Food Safety Basics
Nutrition Up Close. Food Safety Detective
Review Questions
Unit 33. Aspects of Global Nutrition
State of the World’s Health
The “Nutrition Transition”
Food and Nutrition: The Global Challenge
The Future
Nutrition Up Close. Ethnic Foods Treasure Hunt
Review Questions
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)
Daily Values for Food Labels

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