The Science of Nutrition, 4th Edition

For introductory Nutrition courses for Majors.

Helping students navigate nutrition’s tough topics for a deeper understanding

The Science of Nutrition offers the best combination of text and media to help students master the toughest nutrition concepts in the course, while providing the richest support to save instructors’ time. This best selling, thoroughly current, research-based nutrition text is uniquely organized around the highly regarded functional approach, which organizes vitamins and minerals based on their functions within the body and is easily seen in the organization of the micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) chapters.

The 4th Edition enhances the student learning story with greater incorporation of learning outcomes throughout the text; an increased visual impact with the inclusion of new Focus Figures, including Meal Focus Figures; and a strong media story with new assets in Mastering Nutrition, including revised nutrition animations. Important hot topics and new research such as the latest dietary guidelines and Nutrition Facts panel, a revised global hunger chapter (to incorporate more coverage of domestic issues, including sustainability and environmental impacts, food equity, politics, etc.), and updated science and source information make this one of the most current texts on the market today.

Also available with Mastering Nutrition

This title is also available with Mastering™ Nutrition–an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Interactive, self-paced tutorials provide individualized coaching to help students stay on track. With a wide range of activities available, students can actively learn, understand, and retain even the most difficult concepts.

Note : You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering Nutrition does not come packaged with this content. MyLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Nutrition, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Nutrition, search for:

0134166000 / 9780134166001 The Science of Nutrition plus Mastering Nutrition with MyDietAnalysis with Pearson eText — Access Card Package

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The Science of Nutrition , 4th  Edition is also available via Pearson eText, a simple-to-use, mobile, personalized reading experience that lets instructors connect with and motivate students — right in their eTextbook. Learn more.

Table of contents

1 The Science of Nutrition: Linking Food, Function, and Health
2 Designing a Healthful Diet
3 The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat?
4 Carbohydrates: Plant-Derived Energy Nutrients
4.5 INDEPTH Alcohol
5 Lipids: Essential Energy-Supplying Nutrients
6 Proteins: Crucial Components of All Body Tissues
7 Metabolism: From Food to Life
7.5 INDEPTH Vitamins and Minerals: Micronutrients with Macro Powers
8 Nutrients Involved in Energy Metabolism
9 Nutrients Involved in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
10 Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function and Vision
10.5 INDEPTH Phytochemicals: Another Advantage of Plants
11 Nutrients Involved in Bone Health
12 Nutrients Involved in Blood Health and Immunity
13 Achieving and Maintaining a Healthful Body Weight
13.5 INDEPTH Disordered Eating
14 Nutrition and Physical Activity: Keys to Good Health
15 Food Safety and Technology: Protecting Our Food
16 Food Equity, Sustainability, and Quality: The Challenge of “Good” Food
17 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Pregnancy and the First Year of Life
18 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
19 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: The Later Years