Understanding Nutrition: Australian and New Zealand Edition

Adaptation of Understanding Nutrition, 12th edition, by Eleanor Whitney and Sharon Rady Rolfes, 2011, Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. First edition published in Australia in 2011.CHAPTER 1  An overview of nutrition
CHAPTER 2  Planning a healthy diet
CHAPTER 3  Digestion, absorption and transport
CHAPTER 4  The carbohydrates: sugars, starches and dietary fibre
CHAPTER 5  The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids and sterols
CHAPTER 6  Protein: amino acids
CHAPTER 7  Metabolism: transformations and interactions
CHAPTER 8  Energy balance and body composition
CHAPTER 9  Weight management: overweight, obesity and underweight
CHAPTER 10  The water-soluble vitamins: B group vitamins and vitamin C
CHAPTER 11  The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E and K
CHAPTER 12  Water and the major minerals
CHAPTER 13  The trace minerals
CHAPTER 14  Fitness: physical activity, nutrients and body adaptations
CHAPTER 15  Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation
CHAPTER 16  Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood and adolescence
CHAPTER 17  Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years
CHAPTER 18  Diet-related disease
CHAPTER 19  Consumer concerns about foods and water