Wardlaw, Gordon M. <br/><br/>
Perspectives in nutrition. /  
Gordon M. Wardlaw, Jeffrey S. Hampl, and Robert A. DiSilvestro. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  c2004. 
 - xxxiii, 758 + various pagings :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Nutrition basics: What nourishes you -- The Basis of a healthy diet -- Human digestion and absorption -- Metabolism -- The Energy-yielding nutrients and alchohol: Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Proteins -- Alcohol -- The Vitamins and minerals: The Fat-soluble vitamins -- The Water-soluble vitamins -- Water and the major minerals -- Trace minerals -- Energy balance and imbalance: Energy balance and weight control -- Nutrition for fitness and sports -- Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binger-eating disorder and other conditions -- Nutrition applications in the life cycle: Pregnancy and breastfeeding -- Nutrition from infancy through adolescence -- Nutrition during adulthood -- Putting nutrition knowledge into practice: Safety of food and water -- Undernutrition throughout the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072442123 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0071215182 (ISE : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003003875 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nutrition.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP141.W381 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>613.2