Nutrition & Wellness for life 6th Edition

Nutrition  & Wellness for Life stresses the importance of healthful eating and  physical activity and explores how decisions affect wellness across the  life span. Health and wellness begins in the kitchen and healthy eating  requires planning and preparation. The text discusses safe food  handling, healthy menu planning, and food preparation techniques using  basic cooking skills and ingredients. Nutrition & Wellness for Life  also includes strategies for staying physically active, addressing the  needs of the competitive athlete. Students will learn how to recognize  sources of stress and healthy strategies for reducing their impact on  total wellness. The sixth edition contains up-to-date content on the new  Nutrition Facts label, 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines, DASH eating plan,  and other topical nutrition content.

1. Front Matter
2. Unit 1 Food Habits and Wellness
3. 1 - Making Wellness a Lifestyle
4. 2 - Factors Affecting Food Habits
5. 3 - Practicing Safe Food Habits
6. Unit 2 Understanding Nutrients
7. 4 - Nutrients and You
8. 5 - Nutrition Guidelines
9. 6 - Carbohydrates
10. 7 - Lipids: Fats and Oils
11. 8 - Proteins
12. 9 - Vitamins
13. 10 - Minerals
14. 11 - Water
15. Unit 3 Managing Your Nutrition
16. 12 - Energy Balance
17. 13 - Healthy Weight Management
18. 14 - Nutrition Across the Life Span
19. 15 - Eating for Sports Performance
20. 16 - Eating Disorders
21. Unit 4 Serving Up Nutrition
22. 17 - Planning Healthy Meals
23. 18 - Shopping for Food
24. 19 - Preparing Food
25. Unit 5 Other Aspects of Wellness
26. 20 - Staying Physically Active
27. 21 - Mental and Social Wellness
28. 22 - Stress and Wellness
29. 23 - Drug and Supplement Use and Your Health
30. Appendix A Career Planning and Preparation
31. Appendix B Ingredient Substitutions and Egg One-Cup Equivalents
32. Appendix C Dietary Reference Intakes
33. Appendix D Nutritive Values of Foods
34. Appendix E Food Listsfor Weight Management
35. Appendix F Index-for-Age Percentiles
36. Glossary
37. Index