From the Book - Regular Print - Seventh edition.
Nutrition 101: the basic facts about nutrition
The good stuff in your food
Hunger, health, and habits
From the Book - Regular Print
Part I Basic Facts about Nutrition 5 --
Chapter 1 What's Nutrition, Anyway? 7 --
Chapter 2 Digestion: The 24-Hour Food Factory 15 --
Chapter 3 Calories: The Energizers 25 --
Chapter 4 How Much Nutrition Do You Need? 39 --
Part II What You Get from Food 51 --
Chapter 5 Powerful Protein 53 --
Chapter 6 Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol 63 --
Chapter 7 Carbohydrates: A Complex Story 77 --
Chapter 8 Alcohol: Another Form of Grape and Grain 93 --
Chapter 9 Vigorous Vitamins 105 --
Chapter 10 Mighty Minerals 127 --
Chapter 11 Other Nutrients in Food 147 --
Chapter 12 Water Works 151 --
Part III Healthy Eating 163 --
Chapter 13 Why You Eat when You Eat 165 --
Chapter 14 Why You Like the Foods You Like 175 --
Chapter 15 What Is a Healthful Diet? 185 --
Chapter 16 Making Wise Food Choices 199 --
Chapter 17 Eating Smart when Eating Out 219 --
Part IV Food Processing 229 --
Chapter 18 What Is Food Processing? 231 --
Chapter 19 Cooking and Nutrition 241 --
Chapter 20 What Happens when Food Is Frozen, Canned, Dried, or Zapped 259 --
Chapter 21 Safer Eating through Chemistry 269 --
Part V Food and Medicine 277 --
Chapter 22 When Food Gives You Hives 279 --
Chapter 23 Food and Mood 287 --
Chapter 24 Food and Drug Interactions 295 --
Chapter 25 Using Food as Medicine 303 --
Part VI Part of Tens 313 --
Chapter 26 Ten Myths about Nutrition 315 --
Chapter 27 Ten Magic Foods 321 --
Chapter 28 Ten Ways to Keep Food Safe 327 --
Chapter 29 Ten Easy Ways to Cut Calories 333.