Nutrition Across the Life Span

By Mary Kay Mitchell

Book Overview

Providing clear, concise, and comprehensive nutrition information, this new second edition has been reorganized to create a more natural flow through the life span - from conception through infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and advanced age. New content covers the cultural, social, and behavioral aspects of nutrition across the life span, and revised information addresses new developments in the field of nutrition and resources that promote the utilization of nutrition information.Genetics and nutrition, dietary supplements and alternative nutrition strategies, health claims for foods, potential of nutrients to prevent diseases, and strategies to promote nutritional health and well being are discussed.A Chapter Outline makes navigating content easier.Vignettes provide perspective, illustrate the importance of nutrition, and set the tone for chapters.Bulleted questions and issues accompany all primary headings throughout the chapters.Research Update and Key Terms boxes appear throughout the text to highlight important content. A Concepts to Remember list at the end of each chapter reviews the important ideas presented.Extensive Reference lists are provided, and an Application feature at the end of each chapter offers guidelines for using and applying nutrition principles to a particular life span group.Reorganized content creates a more natural flow through the life span.The new Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), which replace the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), are discussed.New growth charts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are included. A new appendix is included with information on various cultural diets.Chapters on Promoting Dietary Change and The High-Risk Infant have been completely revised.An improved design is easier to read and includes numerous illustrations and photographs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721692923
• ISBN13: 9780721692920
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 10.0"