Discovering nutrition / Paul Insel, Stanford University, Don Ross, California Institute of Human Nutrition, Kimberley McMahon, Logan University, Melissa Bernstein, Chicago Medical School.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food choices : nutrients and nourishment -- Nutrition guidelines : tools for healthful diet -- The human body : from food to fuel -- Carbohydrates : simple sugars and complex chains -- Spotlight on alcohol -- Lipids : not just fat -- Proteins and amino acids : function follows form -- Vitamins : vital keys to health -- Spotlight on dietary supplements and functional foods -- Water and minerals : the ocean within -- Spotlight on metabolism and energy balance -- Nutrition for physical performance -- Spotlight on eating disorders -- Diet and health -- Spotlight on obesity and weight management -- Life cycle : maternal and infant nutrition -- Life cycle : childhood through older adulthood -- Spotlight on world nutrition -- Food safety and technology : microbial threats and genetic engineering.