Includes appendix, glossary and index.

Contents: Part 1: Nutrition: a key to health: 1. Nutrition, food choices, and health -- 2. Guidelines for designing a healthy diet -- 3. The human body: a nutrition perspective -- Part 2: Energy nutrient and energy balance: 4. Carbohydrates -- 5. Lipids -- 6. Proteins -- 7. Energy balance and weight control -- Part 3: Vitamins, minerals, and water: 8. Vitamins -- 9. Water and minerals -- Part 4: Nutrition: beyond the nutrients: 10. Nutrition: fitness and sports -- 11. Eating disorders --12. Undernutrition throughout the world -- 13. Safety of our food supply -- Part 5: Nutrition: a focus on life stages: 14. Nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding -- 15. Nutrition from infancy through adolescence -- 16. Nutrition during adulthood.