Nutrition: An Applied Approach

by Janice L. Thompson

Nutrition: An AppliedApproach, Third Edition introduces nutrition in an innovative,applied presentation that helps you retain the material long afteryou leave the class. Recognizing the natural interest students havein nutrition, the authors demonstrate how it relates to your healthand everyday life, and examine commonly held misconceptions. Thisbook focuses on the functions of vitamins and minerals andrelates them to everyday health issues that you can easily grasp.The applied content is focused on four key chapters–fluid andelectrolyte balance, antioxidant function, bone health, and energymetabolism and blood health. Along with a host of new features, theThird Edition includes updated theory and research findings,developing trends, and tools to challenge nutritional myths andmisperceptions.

Genres: Nutrition, Reference, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School, College

720 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2004

Reviews

[Dannon Nicholes · Rating 1 out of 5]

In my opinion Author loses all credibility when she goes off the topic of nutrition. A few examples. Preaching the qualities of an electric car, about the earth being overpopulated and the solution is to educate women, tells people they have to complain to store mangers when they see candy at kids eye level, and complaining about low minimum wage. She is not an expert on these things but clearly has an agenda and is using a college book to share her opinion as fact.

Why you can’t just teach nutrition and nutrition only is beyond me.

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for college nutrition class. I learned some interesting facts and helpful information.

[W. M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for a nutrition class and really enjoyed the chapters detailing how food is digested and used in the body. It got a little stranger later when the chapter on supplements, which the author truly does not believe in, yet a chapter later when dealing with pregnancy, apparently supplements are fine then! Still a very interesting treatment of nutrition. I learned a lot.

[Magalys · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is really one of the best textbooks I’ve had and it provides some great resources.