Nutrition and You (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Joan Salge Blake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0321696581 | ISBN-13: 978-0321696588 | Edition: 2

With a new Consumerism chapter, enhanced art and photos, and timely updates, this Second Edition of Nutrition & You personalizes nutrition–helping you make healthy nutrition choices and encouraging you to become an informed consumer of nutrition information.

 

Throughout, each vitamin and mineral are introduced in self-contained spreads, called Visual Summary Tables, that help you learn to identify the key aspects of each nutrient at a glance. You’re encouraged to relate the science of nutrition to your own dietary habits, helping you to separate fact from fiction and to distinguish high-quality nutrient sources from those of lesser quality. After reading this book, you’ll know to think critically about information sources and the claims made in the popular press and online.

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About the Author

Joan Salge Blake, MS, RD, LDN is a Clinical Associate Professor and Dietetics Internship Director at

Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She teaches both

graduate and undergraduate nutrition courses. She received her MS from Boston University. Joan is

currently taking classes toward her PhD in educational technology.

 

Joan is a member of the American Dietetic Association and the Massachusetts Dietetic Association

(MDA). She has been a presenter and Presiding Officer at both the ADA Annual Meeting and the

MDA Annual Convention and is a guest lecturer at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental

Medicine. She was previously named MDA’s “Young Dietitian of the Year” and is the past Director

of Education and Nominating Committee Chairperson for the MDA. She currently serves on the

MDA board. Joan has received the Whitney Powers Excellence in Teaching award from Boston

University and the Annie Galbraith Outstanding Dietitian award from the Massachusetts Dietetic

Association.

 

In addition to teaching and writing, Joan has a private practice specializing in weight management

and lifestyle changes. Joan is often asked to translate complex nutritional issues in popular terms. As

an ADA National Spokesperson she conducts over 100 media interviews annually, and is a nutrition

contributor of articles to a variety of magazines.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 2 edition (January 7, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321696581
• ISBN-13: 978-0321696588
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.9 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joan Salge Blake is Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University and an author of Nutrition & You: Core Concepts to Good Health, 2010, Nutrition: From Science to You (2010), Nutrition & You (2008), and Eat Right The E.A.S.Y. Way (1991). She is currently working on another book to be published early next year. Her hope is that these books change the lives of those who read them.

Joan is member of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and the Massachusetts Dietetic Association (MDA). She was previously named MDA's "Young Dietitian of the Year" and is a MDA board member. She was awarded the 2001 Whitney Powers Excellence in Teaching Award from BU, a 2007 Outstanding Dietetic Educator (ADA), and the 2009 Outstanding Dietitian (MDA).

She is currently an ADA Media Spokesperson and has appeared on CBS-The Early Show, CNN, Pure Oxygen, NBC News (Boston), CBS News (New York), Fox25 TV (Boston), Chronicle, NPR and other television and radio talk shows. Her nutrition segments appear regularly on Fox25 TV Boston. She has been quoted in or written for People, Forbes, Newsweek, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, Health, Redbook, the LA Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Business Traveler, Family Circle, US World News, Parade, Newsday, Readers Digest, the Boston Phoenix, The Patriot Ledger, Food Network.com, AOL.com, WebMD, Cooking Light, Details, Fitness, Shape, Self, Weight Watchers, Parents, Essence, Msnbc, Yahoo.com and All You magazines.

You can follow her on Twitter at: JoanSalgeBlake
Read her blog at: http://salge-blake.blogspot.com/

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars The book has been updated February 4, 2012

By swaggintowin

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Last year the USDA updated the food groups again. If you purchase the book new you will get an insert with the updated "myplate" info. The used book does not contain the updated information so I'm having to go online to get the information I need for class. It is worth the savings to buy it used and go online for the myplate stuff I need for class.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Purchased what was supposed to be a new book and received a used book. May 12, 2013

By Tressa

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I purchased what was supposed to be a new book. A new textbook would still have the access code covered in a silver foil showing that the access code has not been redeemed. The access code has been redeemed on this book causing me to miss out on much needed information that I would be able to access via the Pearson textbook website. I will have to purchase a new code which will cost me more money than what I would have spent purchasing the book through the school bookstore. Do not advertise a book as being new when in fact it is clearly a used book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, just what I needed! October 6, 2012

By Hadlea E.

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book is a wonderful and easy supplement to the nutrition course I am currently taking. It makes what may seem potentially complicated terms very easy to understand, and has wonderful practice assignments to supplement the reading.