English | 2023 | EPUB, Converted PDF | 400 MB
Dorothy F. West, 1637761708, 1685848095, 9781637761700, 9781685848095, 978-1637761700, 978-1685848095
Nutrition & Wellness for Life
stresses the importance of healthful eating and physical activity and
explores how decisions affect wellness across the life span. Health and
wellness begins in the kitchen and healthy eating requires planning
and preparation. The text discusses safe food handling, healthy menu
planning, and food preparation techniques using basic cooking skills
and ingredients. Nutrition & Wellness for Life also includes
strategies for staying physically active, addressing the needs of the
competitive athlete. Students will learn how to recognize sources of
stress and healthy strategies for reducing their impact on total
wellness. The sixth edition contains up-to-date content on the new
Nutrition Facts label, 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines, DASH eating plan,
and other topical nutrition content.
Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Unit 1 Food Habits and Wellness
- 1 - Making Wellness a Lifestyle
- 2 - Factors Affecting Food Habits
- 3 - Practicing Safe Food Habits
- Unit 2 Understanding Nutrients
- 4 - Nutrients and You
- 5 - Nutrition Guidelines
- 6 - Carbohydrates
- 7 - Lipids: Fats and Oils
- 8 - Proteins
- 9 - Vitamins
- 10 - Minerals
- 11 - Water
- Unit 3 Managing Your Nutrition
- 12 - Energy Balance
- 13 - Healthy Weight Management
- 14 - Nutrition Across the Life Span
- 15 - Eating for Sports Performance
- 16 - Eating Disorders
- Unit 4 Serving Up Nutrition
- 17 - Planning Healthy Meals
- 18 - Shopping for Food
- 19 - Preparing Food
- Unit 5 Other Aspects of Wellness
- 20 - Staying Physically Active
- 21 - Mental and Social Wellness
- 22 - Stress and Wellness
- 23 - Drug and Supplement Use and Your Health
- Appendix A Career Planning and Preparation
- Appendix B Ingredient Substitutions and Egg One-Cup Equivalents
- Appendix C Dietary Reference Intakes
- Appendix D Nutritive Values of Foods
- Appendix E Food Listsfor Weight Management
- Appendix F Index-for-Age Percentiles
- Glossary
- Index
