Nutrition Principles and Applications

Book used for BPK 110 at SFU, this book contains introductory level information for nutrition and health. Forcing students to buy our own book is not ok... Hope you enjoy! Chapter 1 : Introduction to Nutrition 2 Chapter 2 : Dietary recommendations and assessments 16 Chapter 3 : Fats and lipids 25 Chapter 4 : Carbohydrates 35 Chapter 5 : Proteins and amino acids 46 Chapter 6: Plant foods and phytochemicals 57 Chapter 7: Vitamins 62 Chapter 8: Minerals and water 77 Chapter 9: Food safety and technology 89 Chapter 10: Life-cycle nutrition 99 REFERENCES 113 INDEX 128 Appendix A: Dietary Reference Intakes, DRI Tables 135 Appendix B: Example of Dietary Assessment 149