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Understanding Nutrition

Dietary Guidelines Update

Author: Eleanor Noss Whitney   Series: MindTap Course List

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With more than 1 million readers, bestselling UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION emphasizes strong science and nutrition basics, hands-on learning, and the most current coverage available. Packaged with the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, the 14th Edition includes new and updated topics in every chapter, quick-reference tables, expansive weight loss information, thorough coverage of fitness and energy systems, and much more. Readers quickly connect with the text's approachable writing style and carefully developed art program, and its emphasis on active learning includes a rich variety of ways to help you put what you learn into action. You will also be challenged to evaluate your own dietary choices and set healthy goals through activities in the Diet & Wellness Plus digital app. In addition, through the MindTap for Nutrition companion online program, you can create a customizable learning path to walk you step by step through the course.

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About the Author

Eleanor Ellie" Noss Whitney grew up in New York City and received a BA in English from Radcliffe/Harvard University and her PhD in biology from Washington University. She has taught at both Florida State University and Florida A&M University and has authored almost a dozen college textbooks on nutrition, health, and related topics, many of which have been revised multiple times through the years. She also has written newspaper columns on environmental matters for the TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT. In addition to teaching and writing, Dr. Whitney has spent the past three-plus decades exploring outdoor Florida and studying its ecology." Sharon Rady Rolfes is a registered dietician nutritionist and a founding member of Nutrition and Health Associates, an information resource center that maintains a research database on more than 1,000 nutrition-related topics. She has taught at Florida State University and coauthored several other college textbooks, including UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND CLINICAL NUTRITION, 10e. In addition to writing, she serves as a consultant for various educational projects and volunteers on the board of Working Well, a community initiative dedicated to creating a healthy workforce. A member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Rolfes received her MS in nutrition and food science from Florida State University.

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Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc | Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Published
6th May 2016
Edition
14th
ISBN
9781337276092

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