Discovering Nutrition [Paperback]

Paul Insel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 4, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0763709107 | ISBN-13: 978-0763709105 | Edition: 1st

Materials such as guidelines, digestion, metabolism, chemistry and life cycle nutrition are covered.

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Published in cooperation with the American Dietetic Association, this edition incorporates updated dietary guidelines and other information and issues relating to nutrition and health. The companion student guide includes note-taking tips and a print version of slides in the instructor's manual. Insel (Stanford U., psychiatry and behavioral sciences) does not date the first edition.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 612 pages
• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.; 1st edition (September 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763709107
• ISBN-13: 978-0763709105
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #670,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Insel, PhD, is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of numerous NIH studies involving health education, mental health, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and nutrition. He has authored 14 books and more than 100 articles.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly Written Student-friendly book on Nutrition!, August 3, 2011

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Linda E. N-Eaton "Linda E. Nedderman-Eaton" (RI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovering Nutrition, Third Edition (Paperback)

This really is one of the most superbly-written books on nutrition I have ever read! And believe me I have a lot of books on Nutrition. If you want to understand nutrition, especially the science of nutrition, as well as its practical application, this is the book for you. Written in an extremely student-friendly way, the authors of this book really do take difficult biochemical concepts and present them in terms and graphics that are very easy to understand, even for someone who has no science background or has not taken a course in Anatomy and Physiology.

One of the authors was recognized with a National award for Excellence in College and University teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences by the USDA, and another author has special expertise in communicating complicated physiological processes with easily understood graphical presentations. While I have a more holistic approach to nutrition than authors of this book and do not necessarily agree with some of the statements made in the book about the safety of GM foods or no need for dietary supplements, this does not detract one bit from my opinion of the the overall excellence of this nutrition textbook. if someone wants to really learn about the science of nutrition and is looking for a student-friendly book that is easy to understand, and/or is struggling to understand the science concepts in other nutrition texts, look no further. This is the nutrition book for you!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very educational, January 17, 2012

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Nicco Leatherman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nutrition (Hardcover)

Bought this book as a requirement for a fitness nutrition specialist class to add onto a personal training certification. Learned a lot!

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nutrtion, December 4, 2011

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G. Gregory - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nutrition (Hardcover)

Beautiful book, well written and great illustrations. I purchased it as a text book for a class I am taking. The condition was perfect and the shipping was quick. I am sure it is a book I will have forever and use as a reference for my clients in my personal training business.