Publisher's Synopsis
Discovering Nutrition, Fourth Edition is a student-friendly introduction to nutrition on a non-majors level. Coverage of material such as digestion, metabolism, chemistry, and life cycle nutrition is clearly written, accessible, and engaging to undergraduate students.
New to the Fourth Edition
Upgraded and modernized interior layout
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate
New section on diet and health, including sections on obesity and physical activity
Vitamin and mineral supplements
Spotlight on childhood obesity
Hypertension
New pregnancy weight gain guidelines from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council
Expanded information regarding Celiac Disease
More content on nutrition and disease
Information on the Mediterranean diet; food guides of other countries
