Discovering Nutrition

Discovering Nutrition, Fourth Edition is a student-friendly introduction to nutrition on a non-majors level. Coverage of material such as digestion, metabolism, chemistry, and life cycle nutrition is clearly written, accessible, and engaging to undergraduate students. New to the Fourth Edition • Upgraded and modernized interior layout • The 2010 Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate • New section on diet and health, including sections on obesity and physical activity • Vitamin and mineral supplements • Spotlight on childhood obesity • Hypertension • New pregnancy weight gain guidelines from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council • Expanded information regarding Celiac Disease • More content on nutrition and disease • Information on the Mediterranean diet; food guides of other countries