Building upon Ellie Whitney and Sharon Rady Rolfes’ classic text, this third Australian and New Zealand edition of Understanding Nutrition is a practical and engaging introduction to the core principles of nutrition. A thorough introductory guide, this text will equip students with the knowledge and skills required to optimise health and wellbeing. With its focus on Australia and New Zealand, the text incorporates current nutrition guidelines, recommendations and public health nutrition issues relevant to those studying and working in nutrition in this region of the world.

The text begins with core nutrition topics, such as diet planning, macronutrients, vitamins and minerals, and follows with chapters on diet and health, fitness, life span nutrition and food safety. Praised for its consistent level and readability, careful explanations of all key topics (including energy metabolism and other complex processes), this is a book that connects with students, engaging them as it teaches them the basic concepts and applications of nutrition.

1. An overview of nutrition
2. Planning a healthy diet
3. Digestion, absorption and transport
4. The carbohydrates: sugar, starches and dietary fibres
5. The lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols
6. Protein: amino acids
7. Metabolism: transformations and interactions
8. Energy balance and body composition
9. Weight management: overweight and underweight
10. The water-soluble vitamins: B group vitamins and vitamin C
11. The fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K
12. Water and the major minerals
13. The trace minerals
14. Fitness: physical activity, nutrients, and body adaptations
15. Life cycle nutrition: pregnancy and lactation
16. Life cycle nutrition: infancy, childhood and adolescence
17. Life cycle nutrition: adulthood and the later years
18. Diet-related disease
19. Consumer concerns about foods and water

App A: Cells, hormones, and nerves
App B: Basic chemistry concepts
App C: Biochemical structures and pathways
App D: Measures of protein quality
App E: Nutrition assessment
App F: Physical activity and energy requirements
App G: Aids to calculations
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Building upon Ellie Whitney and Sharon Rady Rolfes’ classic text, this third Australian and New Zealand edition of Understanding Nutrition is a practical and engaging introduction to the core principles of nutrition. A thorough introductory guide, this text will equip students with the knowledge and skills required to optimise health and wellbeing. With its focus on Australia and New Zealand, the text incorporates current nutrition guidelines, recommendations and public health nutrition issues relevant to those studying and working in nutrition in this region of the world. The text begins with core nutrition topics, such as diet planning, macronutrients, vitamins and minerals, and follows with chapters on diet and health, fitness, life span nutrition and food safety. Praised for its consistent level and readability, careful explanations of all key topics (including energy metabolism and other complex processes), this is a book that connects with students, engaging them as it teaches them the basic concepts and applications of nutrition. New section on the Gastrointestinal biome in Chapter 3 New Critical thinking questions added to Highlights to encourage students to develop clear, rational, open-minded and informed thoughts based on the evidence presented in the highlight. Updated with the latest in nutrition research and substantially revised to reflect the many changes that have occurred in the field of nutrition. Increased emphasis of New Zealand nutrition issues where they differ from Australian information and legislation are illustrated throughout the text. Updated for the 'Eating and Activity guidelines for NZ', released in 2015, in chapter 2 Margin directions to specific online resources and a NEW Feature matrix further integrate the text with the available interactive online resources including SearchMe! Nutrition and CourseMate website. New Common Sense Test feature for students to think about their own knowledge as it applies to real-world situations and check their understanding. Body Mass Index and other charts on the Inside covers provide students with commonly used information at your fingertips. Students identify key concepts through the NEW Learn it objectives then review what they have learnt with Review it summaries listing key points from each section.