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Table of Contents

Nutrition for Health

An Overview of Nutrition and Health/Disease malnutrition

Chapter 1 Definitions

Other Components in Foods

Why Do You Eat the Foods You Eat? Chapter 1 - page 13

Diet and Disease - a preview Chapter 1 - pages 16-17; tables 1-5 & 1-6

How to select the most nutritious foods:

Digestion, Absorption & Metabolism Chapter 3 - pages 81-91

Mechanical and Chemical Digestion Chapter 3 - pages 81-91 (continued)

Review pages 81-91 for:

Chapter 2 - Nutrition Tools

Food Guide Pyramid Page 45

24 hour dietary intake

Food Labels

Proteins and Amino Acids Chapter 6

Functions of Protein

Protein Quality

The Protein RDA

Protein Deficiency

Protein and Amino Acid Supplements

Vegetarian Diets

Potential Problems of Vegan Diets

Chapter 4 - Carbohydrates

Usefulness of Carbohydrates

Soluble and Insoluble Fiber

Benefits of Fiber:

Lactose Intolerance

Hyper- and Hypoglycemia

What about sugar?

LIPIDS: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids & Sterols

Fatty Acids

Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Essential Fatty Acids

Fish Oils

Effects of Processing on Fats:

Fat Replacers:

Fat in the Diet:

Controversy 5 - page 183-187

Vitamins: Water & Fat Soluble

Supplements & Megadoses of vitamins:

Fat Soluble Vitamins

Vitamin A

Vitamin A

Food Sources of Vitamin A:

Vitamin D

Vitamin D Toxicity:

Vitamin E

Vitamin E

Vitamin K

Water Soluble Vitamins:

Water Soluble Vitamins:

The B Vitamins:

B Vitamin Deficiencies:

B Vitamin Deficiencies:

B Vitamin Deficiencies:

B Vitamin Toxicities:

Non-B Vitamins

Vitamin C:

Vitamin C:

Vitamin C:

Substances sold as dietary supplements: see page 257 of text

Vitamins as antioxidants: Controversy 7

Minerals:

Calcium:

Calcium:

Sodium

Sodium

Potassium

Iodine

Iron

Iron

Zinc

Zinc

Selenium

Fluoride

Other Essential Minerals

Water

Water

Water

Basal Metabolism

Exercise/Physical Activity Needs

How do you determine what your best weight is?

What Causes Obesity?

Other Theories of Obesity Causes

Maintaining or Losing Weight

Problems with Low Calorie or Fasting Diets (see page 374, Table C9-2)

Characteristics of a Good Diet See table 9-6, page 357

Ineffective Methods for Weight Loss

How to Gain Weight

Eating Disorders Controversy 10 - pages 414-421

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa cont.

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating Disorders

Sports Nutrition

Strategies to maximize glycogen stores

Special needs of athletes:

Pregame Meal

Pregame Meals

Nutrients to Consider in Athletics

Ergogenic Aids

More Ergogenic Aids

Fluid Replacements

Nutrition & Disease Prevention

Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease page 433

So, What is a Prudent Diet?

What is a prudent lifestyle to prevent chronic diseases?

Alcohol

Effects of Alcohol

Effects of Caffeine

Author: Laura L. Calderon

Email: lcalder@calstatela.edu

Home Page: http://web.calstatela.edu/faculty/lcalder/courses.htm