Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Nutrition for Healthy Living is intended for students who are interested in learning about nutrition for personal reasons, as well as students considering majoring in nutrition, nursing, or other health- and science-related fields. Nutrition for Healthy Living is an introductory textbook that appeals to students who represent a broad range of academic backgrounds-English majors as well as biology and nursing majors. Using this textbook to accompany an introductory nutrition course is intended to spark students' interest in adopting healthier dietary practices and possibly even inspire some students to consider nutrition as their major. Nutrition for Healthy Living is scientifically up-todate but also includes consumer- and clinically oriented content and features. The text is visually appealing and fun to read, engages students' interest, is well organized, and has features that contribute to the pedagogy without being distracting"-- Provided by publisher.