The nutritionist food, nutrition, and optimal health / [electronic resource] :
Robert E.C. Wildman
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Routledge, 2009
- 1 online resource (xi, 375 p.) : ill.
Includes index Description based on print version record
The very basics of humans and the world we inhabit -- How our body works -- The nature of food -- Carbohydrates are our most basic fuel source -- Fats and cholesterol are not all bad -- Proteins are the basis of our structure and function -- Water is the basis of our body -- Energy metabolism, body weight and composition, and weight -- Vitamins are vital molecules in food -- The minerals of our body -- Exercise and sports nutrition -- Nutrition throughout life -- Nutrition, heart disease, and cancer