Realities of Nutrition: 4th Edition

What IS nutrition reality? Is it in the advertising claims that a food is natural or supplies instant energy? Is it in the myriad of dietary supplements? Is it in the diet plans for instant weight loss and glowing health?In its 4th edition, this book is a wonderful introduction to nutrition that you will read with pleasure and real understanding. It teaches the basics of nutrition science, freeing you from dependence on popular sources of information--often misinformation--so you can better distinguish illusion from the realities of nutrition. The 22 chapters are grouped into 8 parts: (1) Energy & the Human Machine (2) Carbohydrates & the Foundations of Food (3) Proteins--The Masters of Life (4) Fats--Mysteries & Simplicities (5) Fueling the Body (6) The Micronutrients (7) Balance--Science & the Art of Eating (8) From Farm to Table. The book is also used as a textbook in introductory college nutrition classes. The author has a Ph.D. in Nutrition from the Univ. of Calif. at Berkeley, and has taught at San Jose State Univ. for 35 years. She has worked in several research labs, including those of the National Institutes of Health, the Experimental Nutrition Division of the Agricultural Research Center, and Stanford Medical School. She is also the author of Science, Physiology, and Nutrition for the Nonscientist.