Nutrition

Written for major and advanced non-major course offerings, Nutrition,  Seventh Edition provides students with a comprehensive, current, and  science-based introduction to nutrition concepts, guidelines, and  functions. It's student-focused approach provides information about  topics and issues that concern them -- a balanced diet, nutritional  supplements, weight management, exercise, and much more. Throughout each  chapter readers will engage with the latest dietary guidelines,  scientific evidence, and national standards to help individuals follow a  healthy dietary pattern at every life stage. - Provides updated content  reflects the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 22020-2025 released in  December of 2020. - Includes updated Getting Personal features which  encourage students to apply their nutritional knowledge to understanding  their own diets. - Incorporates revised food source charts in the  vitamins and minerals chapters which more clearly convey common sources  for vitamins and minerals. - Includes revised statistics and data  throughout that reflects the current state of nutrition in America and  the world. - Provides the updated Position Statement from the Academy of  Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Heart Association, and other  organizations. - Includes new and updated FYI, Going Green, and Quick  Bites features which provide in-depth discussions of controversial  issues and topics for classroom discussion.