Understanding Nutrition

by Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes, Sharon Rolfes

Book Overview

Prepare for your future career in nutrition with this bestselling text--which makes the science of nutrition relatable and meaningful. UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION makes the sometimes confusing topic of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0538734655
• ISBN13: 9780538734653
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 6.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.2" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Probably a College Education book.

I did not expect this to be a large, very detailed, College book. I want to return this. Then, of the many on the waiting list for this book to come around again, someone else can purchase it. Plus I paid a couple more dollars than what is being shown now.

Almost Just As I Ordered

The book is in mint condition, just as advertised. I could not use the eResources access code because its already in use, which means I will have to spend extra money to have it for my class.

Great

Efficient, made sure that I was getting exactly what I was looking for. Communicating through email in a very clear and polite way. I will definitely look here first when I need text books.

Healthy food choices

A medical textbook on nutrition, but it's easy for everyone to read if they're interested in healthy food choices.

So much Info

I would reccomend this book for anyone interested in making healthier food choices. The ones who have the wish to improve their eating habits, but are not sure what those habits should be, will find here an amazing amount of helpful information in form of text, charts and even extensive calorie content tables. I use this book as a textbook for the course, but it could be read by anyone.

Required for a semester, but keeps for a lifetime

Overall, I found this text to be chocked full of helpful knowledge. I was required to purchase this book for a course I took in beginning nutrition, but I will keep it forever because of the wealth of knowledge. The concepts are suburbly explained and illustrations make understanding the information easier. Even though most people buy this for a class, I believe it is easy to read and assimilate the information. The Appendices are chocked full of useful facts about the current diet and exchange lists, including food pyramids and such.The only information I disagree with is the section on vegetarianism. Surely they could have done a better job and included more than four pages! However, there are plenty of books dedicated solely to vegetarians/vegans that would be more important and informative.It would also have been nice to see more updated information on fad diets such as Atkins or South Beach with respect to health issues. Or even more recent scientific studies throughout the book would contribute significantly to the reading.Since the 2004 edition is just coming out, if you can pick up a cheap copy of this edition it is well worth the investment.