Nutrition An Applied Approach
Nutrition: An Applied Approach, Third Edition by Janice Thompson, published by Benjamin Cummings in 2012, offers a comprehensive introduction to nutrition through an applied lens. This edition spans 579 pages and is presented in English, making it accessible to a wide audience. The book aims to enhance understanding of nutrition by connecting it to health and everyday life while addressing common misconceptions.
Readers will find a focus on the functions of vitamins and minerals, with discussions centered on fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidant function, bone health, and energy metabolism and blood health. The content is designed to challenge nutritional myths and misperceptions, incorporating updated theories and research findings. This edition serves as a resource for those interested in family and relationships, health and fitness, and diet and nutrition.
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Nutrition: An Applied Approach, Third Editionintroduces nutrition in an innovative, applied presentation that helps you retain the material long after you leave the class. Recognizing the natural interest students have in nutrition, the authors demonstrate how it relates to your health and everyday life, and examine commonly held misconceptions. This book focuses on thefunctionsof vitamins and minerals and relates them to everyday health issues that you can easily grasp. The applied content is focused on four key chapters–fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidant function, bone health, and energy metabolism and blood health. Along with a host of new features, theThird Editionincludes updated theory and research findings, developing trends, and tools to challenge nutritional myths and misperceptions.
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