Nutrition and Physical Fitness

Book excerpt: Abstract: An introductory college nutrition text is designed to provide basic knowledge and a foundation for independent and advanced study, The first two-thirds of the 25 text chapters primarily cover basic nutritio facts; practical applications of these facts are interspersed throughout the text. The last third of the book presents practical information on some of the more important applied nutrition topics not covered earlier (nutrition in athletics, pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood; nutrition and dental health; malnourished world populations; influence of food beliefs on eating habits; the applicatio n of nutritional theory to practice). Basic nutritional information is provided on macro-and nicronutrients, digestion, absorption, physical fitness requirements, electrolyte balance, food composition, and requisite and excessive energy intake. (wz).