Advanced Human Nutrition

Description

Advanced Human Nutrition, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the human body and details why nutrients are important from a biochemical, physiological, and molecular perspective. Written for the upper-level undergraduate or graduate level majors course, the text clearly outlines metabolism and the molecular functions of nutrients, through the use of an accessible writing style and numerous figures and illustrations. A variety of pedagogical elements within the text, such as "Here's Where You Have Been" and "Here's Where You Are Going" help clarify key points from the chapter and provide real world-examples to bring the content to life. Includes additional case studies based on real-world scenarios that provide additional context to concepts discussed in the text. NEW – Appendix A: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) Includes a NEW full-color design and art program Every chapter concludes with “Clinical Insights” that present the clinical relevance of the nutritional science topics covered within the chapter. Chapters open and concludes with the features “Here's Where You are Going” and “Here's Where You've Been”, introducing students to topics and reviewing key points. Each chapter closes with a “Here's What You Have Learned” section that reiterates the main points within the chapter. Review: Easy to understand - This book is well organized and the information is written in a way that is easy to understand. I using as a cross- referenced to my holistic nutrition class. Glad I bought it. Review: Nice condition. - This class is hard. Periodt.