About the 2nd Edition: The topics are far ranging but the authors have brought a fresh approach to each one. Most of the illustrations are simple line drawings that provide accuracy and clarity. The book focuses on meeting the interests and needs of a specific audience and providing excellent information in a readable style, all while remaining at a very reasonable price. This is a book recommended for use in a general nutrition class and might be a good reference for presenting nutrition topics simply and clearly. --Journal of the American Dietetic Association
About the 2nd Edition: When the nonscience reader searches for "realities" or fundamentals of nutrition, this text will be the perfect discovery. The purpose of this book is to teach basic scientific principles and fundamentals of nutrition to people without a science background. It not only accomplishes that purpose but does it in an interesting and entertaining manner.
Part One of the book appropriately presents methods to separate nutrition reality and myths. Most interesting are the comparisons of nutrition myths of antiquity to present-day fallacies. The remaining text is divided into five parts that address common nutrition topics: energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat, metabolism, micronutrients, life-cycle nutrition, dietary guides, and food issues. A chapter devoted to food labeling is timely and necessary for today's consumer. For better understanding of the journey from farm to the table, a chapter about agriculture provides the reader with a clear picture of plant nutrition and biotechnology. Appendices include the RDAs, ESADDIs, percent daily values, study questions, glossary, list of references, and index.
The many strengths of this book outweigh any weaknesses. Every chapter provides the reader insight into nutrition science via the ample use of analogies. Complex reactions and phenomena are rendered easy to understand with the use of practical, everyday events to explain them. Touches of humor, items on current public figures and events, plus intriguing questions keep the reader glued to the text. If chapters are read in sequence, one cannot miss the artful integration of previously presented concepts. Chapters are often followed with sections written by well-recognized authorities, such as Ellen Coleman (sports nutrition) and Ellyn Satter (child nutrition). These short addenda provide even more "reality" to the selected chapters. For the serious student, a variety of open-ended application, case study, and evaluative-type study questions can be found in the appendix for reviewing chapter material....
Overall, this text is recommended for anyone interested in nutrition, particularly the nonscience reader. Even an educator will find fresh ideas and analogies that can be used to present "nutrition science" to the general public. The most significant benefit of this book is that it will keep the reader's interest while teaching accurate scientific principles and a balanced view of nutrition. --Journal of Nutrition Education
About the 2nd Edition: When the nonscience reader searches for "realities" or fundamentals of nutrition, this text will be the perfect discovery. The purpose of this book is to teach basic scientific principles and fundamentals of nutrition to people without a science background. It not only accomplishes that purpose but does it in an interesting and entertaining manner.
Part One of the book appropriately presents methods to separate nutrition reality and myths. Most interesting are the comparisons of nutrition myths of antiquity to present-day fallacies. The remaining text is divided into five parts that address common nutrition topics: energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat, metabolism, micronutrients, life-cycle nutrition, dietary guides, and food issues. A chapter devoted to food labeling is timely and necessary for today's consumer. For better understanding of the journey from farm to the table, a chapter about agriculture provides the reader with a clear picture of plant nutrition and biotechnology. Appendices include the RDAs, ESADDIs, percent daily values, study questions, glossary, list of references, and index.
The many strengths of this book outweigh any weaknesses. Every chapter provides the reader insight into nutrition science via the ample use of analogies. Complex reactions and phenomena are rendered easy to understand with the use of practical, everyday events to explain them. Touches of humor, items on current public figures and events, plus intriguing questions keep the reader glued to the text. If chapters are read in sequence, one cannot miss the artful integration of previously presented concepts. Chapters are often followed with sections written by well-recognized authorities, such as Ellen Coleman (sports nutrition) and Ellyn Satter (child nutrition). These short addenda provide even more "reality" to the selected chapters. For the serious student, a variety of open-ended application, case study, and evaluative-type study questions can be found in the appendix for reviewing chapter material....
Overall, this text is recommended for anyone interested in nutrition, particularly the nonscience reader. Even an educator will find fresh ideas and analogies that can be used to present "nutrition science" to the general public. The most significant benefit of this book is that it will keep the reader's interest while teaching accurate scientific principles and a balanced view of nutrition. --Journal of Nutrition Education
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Judi Morrill has a Ph.D. in nutrition from the Univ. of Calif. at Berkeley, and teaches at San Jose State Univ., specializing in teaching science to nonscientists. She has worked in several research labs, including those of the National Institutes of Health and the Experimental Nutrition Division of the Agricultural Research Center. She is the author of
Science, Physiology, and Nutrition for the Nonscientist, and
Are You Eating Right: Compare Your Diet to the Official Recommendations Using the Nutrient Content of 5000+ Foods. She is a volunteer spokesperson for the American Heart Association, and speaks to lay audiences about health and nutrition.
Ronald Deutsch was a well-known nutrition expert and communicator who lectured regularly to both professional and lay audiences. He was the author of Nuts Among the Berries, The Family Guide to Better Food and Better Health, and The Fat Counter Guide.
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