The nutritionist : food, nutrition, and optimal health / Robert E.C. Wildman.

By: Wildman, Robert E. C, 1964-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2009Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 375 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780789034243 (pbk.)Subject(s): NutritionLOC classification: QP141 | .W487 2009Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
The very basics of humans and the world we inhabit -- How our body works -- The nature of food -- Carbohydrates are our most basic fuel source -- Fats and cholesterol are not all bad -- Proteins are the basis of our structure and function -- Water is the basis of our body -- Energy metabolism, body weight & composition and weight -- Vitamins are vital molecules in food -- The minerals of our body -- Exercise and sports nutrition -- Nutrition throughout life -- Nutrition, heart disease and cancer.
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Includes index.

The very basics of humans and the world we inhabit -- How our body works -- The nature of food -- Carbohydrates are our most basic fuel source -- Fats and cholesterol are not all bad -- Proteins are the basis of our structure and function -- Water is the basis of our body -- Energy metabolism, body weight & composition and weight -- Vitamins are vital molecules in food -- The minerals of our body -- Exercise and sports nutrition -- Nutrition throughout life -- Nutrition, heart disease and cancer.

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