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Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition

ISBN10: 1264863667 | ISBN13: 9781264863662

Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition
ISBN10: 1264863667
ISBN13: 9781264863662
By Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Jacqueline Berning, Danita Kelley and Jaclyn Abbot

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Wardlaw’s Perspectives in Nutrition
has the richly deserved reputation of providing an accurate, current, in-depth, and thoughtful introduction to the dynamic field of nutrition.

PART 1 NUTRITION FUNDAMENTALS
1 The Science of Nutrition
2 Tools of a Healthy Diet
3 The Food Supply
4 Human Digestion and Absorption
PART 2 ENERGY-YIELDING NUTRIENTS AND ALCOHOL
5 Carbohydrates
6 Lipids
7 Proteins
8 Alcohol
PART 3 METABOLISM AND ENERGY BALANCE
9 Energy Metabolism
10 Energy Balance, Weight Control, and Eating Disorders
11 Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports
PART 4 VITAMINS AND MINERALS
12 The Fat-Soluble Vitamins
13 The Water-Soluble Vitamins
14 Water and Major Minerals
15 Trace Minerals
PART 5 NUTRITION APPLICATIONS IN THE LIFE CYCLE
16 Nutritional Aspects of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
17 Nutrition during the Growing Years
18 Nutrition during the Adult Years

About the Author

Carol Byrd-Bredbenner

Carol Byrd-Bredbenner earned her doctorate from Pennsylvania State University. She is Distinguished Professor in the Nutritional Sciences Department at Rutgers University, and she teaches a range of nutrition courses. Her research interests include investigating environmental factors that affect dietary choices and health outcomes. Dr. Byrd-Bredbenner has authored numerous nutrition texts, journal articles, and computer software packages. She has received teaching awards from the American Dietetic Association (now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics), Society for Nutrition Education, and US Department of Agriculture. She was the recipient of the American Dietetic Association’s Anita Owen Award for Innovative Nutrition Education Programs. She also was a Fellow of the United Nations, World Health Organization at the WHO Collaborating Center for Nutrition Education. She enjoys exploring food and culinary customs, traveling, diving, and gardening.

Jacqueline Berning

Jacqueline R. Berning earned her doctorate in Nutrition from Colorado State University. She is Professor and Chair of the Health Science Department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS), where she has won numerous teaching awards. Dr. Berning is published in the area of sports dietetics and has been the sport dietitian for the Denver Broncos, Cleveland Indians, and Colorado Rockies. Currently, she is the sport dietitian for UCCS athletics and US Lacrosse. She is active in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, where she served as Chair of the Program Planning Committee for FNCE and is currently Chair of the Appeals Committee. In 2014, Dr. Berning was awarded the Mary Abbot Hess Award for Culinary Events. Additionally, she served 6 years as an ADA spokesperson and is former Chair of the Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists dietetics practice group. She enjoys walking, hiking, and gardening.

Danita Kelley

Danita Sazon Kelley earned her doctorate in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Kentucky. She serves as Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services and is Professor in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department at Western Kentucky University. Previously, Dr. Kelley was Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics at Western Kentucky University. She is a Past President of the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Her scholarly work has focused on healthy eating of adolescents, communication skills of dietetic students, histaminergic activity and regulation of food intake, and dietary restriction effects on the antioxidant defense system. She has received numerous awards for teaching, and she enjoys singing, walking her dog, cheering for her family in water-ski competitions, and watching her children participate in athletic and musical endeavors.

Jaclyn Abbot

Jaclyn MaurerAbbot, Ph.D., R.D., earned her doctorate in nutritional sciences at theUniversity of Arizona. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and adjunctlecturer in the Nutritional Sciences Department at Rutgers, The StateUniversity of New Jersey. She teaches online undergraduate courses in nutritionand health and introductory sports nutrition. Her research focuses on nutritioncommunication and health promotion on an array of topics, including safe foodhandling, nutrition for optimizing fitness performance, nutrition knowledge andbehavior, and disease prevention. She has delivered her research findings viaformal classroom teaching, outreach programming, and peer-reviewed journals.She enjoys running, coaching youth sports, and spending time with her husbandand 3 young children.

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