Author: Dorothy F. West, Ph.D.

Nutrition & Wellness for Life stresses the importance of healthful eating and physical activity across the life span. The text explores how decisions affect wellness at various stages of life. Your students will learn the body’s need for various nutrients may be greater at some stages of the life cycle. Nutrition & Wellness for Life includes strategies for staying physically active and for meeting the special needs of the competitive athlete. The nutrition link to social and mental health is explained. Students will learn how to recognize sources of stress and reduce its negative impact on total wellness. The text also explains how to handle food safely, plan nourishing meals, and make healthy food choices when eating out.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Nutrition & Wellness for Life, 4th Edition

• Front Matter
• Part One Food Habits: A Lifestyle Choice
• • 1 - Making Wellness a Lifestyle
  • 2 - Factors Affecting Food Choices
  • 3 - How Nutrients Become You
  • 4 - Nutrition Guidelines
• Part 2 The Health Effects of Energy Nutrients
• • 5 - Carbohydrates: The Preferred Body Fuel
  • 6 - Fats: A Concentrated Energy Source
  • 7 - Proteins: The Body’s Building Blocks
• Part 3 The Work of Noncaloric Nutrients
• • 8 - Vitamins: Drivers of Cell Processes
  • 9 - Minerals: Regulators of Body Functions
  • 10 - Water: The Forgotten Nutrient
• Part 4 Nutrition Management: A Lifelong Activity
• • 11 - Nutrition Across the Life Span
  • 12 - The Energy Balancing Act
  • 13 - Healthy Weight Management
  • 14 - Eating Disorders
• Part 5 Other Aspects of Wellness
• • 15 - Staying Physically Active: A Way of Life
  • 16 - Eating for Sports Performance
  • 17 - Maintaining Positive Social and Mental Health
  • 18 - Stress and Wellness
  • 19 - Drug and Supplement Use and Your Health
• Part 6 Making Informed Choices
• • 20 - Keeping Food Safe
  • 21 - Meal Management
  • 22 - Become an Informed Consumer
• Appendix A Career Planning
• Appendix B Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide
• Appendix C Dietary Reference Intakes
• Appendix D Nutritive Value of Foods
• Appendix E Exchange Lists for Meal Planning
• Appendix F Body Mass Index-for-Age Percentiles
• Glossary
• Index