Nutrition Interactive CD-ROM, Version 2.0 (Macintosh/Windows) [CD-ROM]

Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer (Author), Sharon Rady Rolfes (Author), Linda Kelly DeBruyne (Author), Kathy Beerman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 053454620X | ISBN-13: 978-0534546205 | Publication Date: May 19, 2000 | Edition: 1

This CD-ROM uses animation, video, sound, interactive exercises, and a graphic interface to provide a multimedia learning environment in which students can explore the basic concepts of nutrition in greater depth. Exercises in the "Explore and Apply" sections of each chapter give students the opportunity to test their knowledge and obtain immediate feedback on their comprehension of the material. Coverage includes biochemistry.

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About the Author

Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer Webb, MS, RD, FADA, attended Florida State University where, in 1980, she received her B.S., and in 1982, her M.S. in nutrition. She is certified as a charter Fellow of the American Dietetic Association. She is a founding member and vice president of Nutrition and Health Associates, an information and resource center in Tallahassee, Florida, that maintains an online bibliographic database tracking research in more than 1,000 topic areas in nutrition. She is the author of the best-selling NUTRITION CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES, TENTH EDITION and was a primary author of NUTRITION INTERACTIVE, an instructional college-level nutrition CD-ROM, both with Thomson Wadsworth). Her previous publications include NUTRITION CLINICS, a mongraph series for health professionals, and the college text THE FITNESS TRIAD: MOTIVATION, TRAINING, AND NUTRITION. In addition to writing, enjoying her family, and schooling her horse in dressage, she lectures at universities and at national and regional conferences, and serves actively on the board of directors of ECHO, a local hunger and homelessness relief organization her community.

Sharon Rady Rolfes received her M.S. in nutrition and food science from Florida State University. She is a founding member of "Nutrition and Health Associates," an information resource center that maintains an ongoing bibliographic database that tracks research in over 1000 nutrition-related topics. Her publications include the textbooks UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION, TENTH EDITION; UNDERSTANDING NORMAL AND CLINICAL NUTRITION, SEVENTH EDITION; LIFE SPAN NUTRITION: CONCEPTION THROUGH LIFE, NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE, SECOND EDITION; and the NUTRITION INTERACTIVE CD-ROM (all with Thomson Wadsworth). In addition to writing, Sharon Rolfes also lectures at universities and at professional conferences and serves as a consultant for various educational projects. She maintains her registration as a dietitian and membership with the American Dietetic Association.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 1 edition (May 19, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 053454620X
• ISBN-13: 978-0534546205
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,408,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)