Nutrition, Fourth Edition is an up-to-date, accessible introduction to nutritional concepts, guidelines, and functions. This text provides students with accurate, scientifically based information on topics and issues that concern them--a balanced diet, weight management, and more--and encourages them to think about the material they're reading and how it relates to their own lives. The MyPlate Update integrates the latest nutritional standards - the new Dietary Reference Intakes, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, and MyPlate (which replaces the former MyPyramid) - right within the book, providing instructors and students with the most current information available.

Revised edition of: Nutrition / Paul Insel [and others]. 4th ed. 2011.

Food choices: nutrients and nourishment -- Nutrition guidelines and assessment -- Digestion and absorption -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Proteins and amino acids -- Metabolism -- Alcohol -Energy balance, body composition, and weight management -- Fat-soluble vitamins -- Water-soluble vitamins -- Water and major minerals -- Trace minerals -- Sports nutrition: Eating for peak performance -- Diet and health -- Life cycle: maternal and infant nutrition -- Life cycle: from childhood through adulthood -- Food safety and technology: Microbial threats and genetic engineering -- World view of nutrition: the faces of global malnutrition.