Chapter 1 Food Choices and Human Health 1
Controversy 1 Who Speaks On Nutrition? 22
Chapter 2 Nutrition Tools——Standards and Guidelines 27
Controversy 2 The Mediterranean Diet:Does It Hold the Secret for a Healthy Heart? 60
Chapter 3 The Remarkable Body 65
Controversy 3 Should We Be Eating the“Natural”Foods of Ancient Diets? 88
Chapter 4 The Carbohydrates:Sugar,Starch,Glycogen,and Fiber 93
Controversy 4 Sugar and Alternative Sweeteners:Are They“Bad”for You? 124
Chapter 5 The Lipids:Fats,Oils,Phospholipids,and Sterols 133
Controversy 5 Alcohol and Nutrition 167
Chapter 6 The Proteins and Amino Acids 175
Controversy 6 Vegetarians versus Meat Eaters:Whose Diet Is Best? 203
Chapter 7 The Vitamins 209
Controversy 7 Antioxidant Nutrients:Magic Bullets? 256
Chapter 8 Water and Minerals 263
Controversy 8 Osteoporosis and Calcium 304
Chapter 9 Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight 313
Controversy 9 The Diet Debate:Who Chooses,Who Profits,and What Are the Risks? 350
Chapter 10 Nutrients,Physical Activity,and the Body’s Responses 355
Controversy 10 What Causes Eating Disorders? 384
Chapter 11 Diet and Health 391
Controversy 11 Phytochemicals:Can They Prevent Chronic Diseases? 424
Chapter 12 Life Cycle Nutrition:Mother and Infant 431
Controversy 12 Medicines,Other Drugs,and Nutrition 463
Chapter 13 Child,Teen,and Older Adult 469
Controversy 13 Food,Mind,and Memory 501
Chapter 14 Food Safety and Food Technology 507
Controversy 14 Future Foods:Are the New Food Technologies Safe? 539
Chapter 15 Hunger and the Global Environment 547
Controversy 15 Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production.How to Go Forward? 562