Introduction
Nutrition plays an important role in your life in relation to good health and well-being. Maybe, you’ve really never given much thought about nutrition. However, by taking a proactive approach to your...
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Nutrition and Your Health
Learn The connection between diet and health Components of a balanced diet Factors that influence your health and food choices How MyPlate can help you create healthy meals Eat to help prevent disease...
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Food For All
Learn Food insecurity across the globe Sustainable food systems Local agriculture in Arizona Food Safety Hunger Across the Globe Most of us have felt hunger at some point in our lives, often as a...
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Energy Needs, Obesity, and Disordered Eating
Learn Your Energy Needs Body Mass Index (BMI) Obesity Trends Disordered Eating Nutrition and Your Body Physical appearances can be deceiving when it comes to your health status. Just because someone...
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This book has been created and remixed with passages from the OER Human Nutrition text from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Food Science and Human Nutrition Program....
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Understanding Food Labels and Health Claims
Learn How to use a Food Label Health Claims & Foods Characteristics of a Nutrition Expert The Food label The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act made it a law that foods sold in the United States...
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Learn The Body’s Organ System How Your Digestive System Works Probiotics and Prebiotics Common Digestive Diseases and Disorders introduction When you smell coffee or fresh baked cookies, what happens?...
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Carbohdyrates
Learn The chemical structure and function of carbohydrates Foods rich in carbohydrates How the two types of fiber support your health How your body uses sugar and sugar alternatives Diseases related...
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Lipids
Learn Lipids Dietary fat and its function in your body Foods that contain saturated and unsaturated fats Health risks associated with too much dietary fat Introduction This chapter will learn about...
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Protein
Learn The function of proteins Impact of too little or too much protein in your diet Best food sources for protein Essential and nonessential amino acids Complementary proteins Introduction to...
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Food Allergies
Learn Food allergies Common foods associated with an allergic reaction The difference between food sensitivity, food allergy, and food intolerance Watch this video about food allergies A food...
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Water and Electrolytes
Learn Electrolytes Foods sources of electrolytes How your body maintains fluid balance Health consequences of disrupting your water and electrolyte balance How your body processes alcoholic beverages...
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Minerals
Minerals Learn Minerals Food sources of major and trace minerals How minerals impact bone and blood health Mineral deficiencies Foods that increase or decrease absorption Minerals make up about 4% of...
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Nutrition in the Lifecycle – Conception to Pregnancy
Learn Essential nutrients required before conception Optimal weight gain during pregnancy Nutrients needs during pregnancy Foods & beverages to avoid when pregnant Fetal Alcohol Syndrome...
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Learn Antioxidants How antioxidants help support health and prevent disease Phytochemicals in foods Free radicals Antioxidants The market is flooded with advertisements for “super antioxidant”...
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Vitamins
Learn Discovery of vitamins Functions of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins Deficiency disorders associated with too much or too little intake of vitamins How supplements are approved for use...
View ArticleDiet Trends and Surgical Weight Loss
Learn Popular Diets Functional Foods Surgical Weight Loss Diet Trends and Health In the past, health was regarded merely as the absence of illness. However, a growing understanding of the human...
View ArticleNutrition in the Lifecycle – Infancy
Learn Nutrient Needs of an Infant Breastfeeding Bottled Formulas When to Introduce Solid Foods Food Allergies Dental Carries One of the most important parenting jobs is ensuring that children receive...
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Nutrition through the Lifecycle – Toddler (Ages 1-3)
Learn Nutrient needs of toddlers How to feed picky eaters Obesity epidemic Dental caries Anemia Significant physiological changes continue into the toddler years. Unlike in infancy, the limbs grow...
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Nutrition Through the Lifecycle – Early Childhood (Ages 4-8)
Learn Nutrient Needs in Early Childhood Cultivating Healthy Food Attitudes Childhood Malnutrition Lead Poisoning Early childhood encompasses infancy and the toddler years, from birth through age...
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Nutrition Through the Lifecycle – Puberty – Adolescence
Learn Nutrient needs during puberty & adolescence Changes that occur in the body during puberty & adolescence Impact of eating disorders and obesity The onset of puberty is the beginning of...
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Nutrition Through the Lifecycle – Young Adulthood – Middle Age
Learn Nutrient Needs in Young Adulthood Nutrient Needs in Middle Age Preventative nutrition to ward off disease Changes that occur in the body during menopause Adulthood begins at the end of...
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Nutrition Through the Lifecycle – Older Adults
Learn Nutrient needs for older adults How aging impacts your body Special nutrient concerns in older adults The right foods provide numerous benefits at every stage of life. The foods you consume in...
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Essential Nutrients
Learn The six essential nutrients Macronutrients vs. Micronutrients Dietary Guidelines for Americans What are the nutrients? The foods we eat contain nutrients. Nutrients are substances required by...
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