Publisher's Synopsis
"We have written Wardlaw's Contemporary Nutrition while assuming that our students have a limited background in college-level biology, chemistry, or physiology. We have been careful to include the essential science foundation needed to adequately comprehend certain topics in nutrition, such as protein synthesis in Chapter 6. The science in this text has been presented in a simple, straightforward manner so that undergraduate students can master the material and apply it to their own lives. The Concept Maps and detailed, annotated figures bring complex topics into view for students from any major"--.