Nutrition: From Science to You builds on the strengths of its sister book Nutrition & You and takes a personal approach to introductory nutrition in the majors market. This book is geared towards visual learners and aids students in applying the material they learn to themselves and their future clients and patients.

This text personalizes information for students to engage them in the subject matter, while retaining the scientific rigor needed. Innovative pedagogical features include the Visual Summary Tables, which present key information in the micronutrients chapters to support students as visual learners, and Table Tips throughout the book, which give students practical ways to improve their eating habits.

Table of Contents

1. What Is Nutrition?
2. Tools for Healthy Eating
3. Digestion, Absorption, and Transport
4. Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fiber
5. Fats, Oils, and Other Lipids
6. Proteins and Amino Acids
7. Alcohol
8. Metabolism
9. Fat-soluble Vitamins
10. Water-soluble Vitamins
11. Water
12. Major Minerals
13. Trace Minerals
14. Energy Balance and Body Composition
15. Weight Management
16. Nutrition and Fitness
17. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy through Infancy
18. Life Cycle Nutrition: Toddlers through Adolescence
19. Life Cycle Nutrition: Adults through the Later Years
20. Food Safety and Technology
21. Hunger at Home and Abroad