Nutrition now

Unit 1. Key nutrition concepts and terms

Unit 2. The inside story about nutrition and health

Unit 3. Ways of knowing about nutrition

Unit 4. Understanding food and nutrition labels

Unit 5. Nutrition, attitudes and behavior

Unit 6. Healthy diets, dietary guidelines, MyPlate, and more

Unit 7. How the body uses food : digestion and absorption

Unit 8. Calories! Food, energy, and energy balance

Unit 9. Obesity to underweight: The highs and lows of weight status

Unit 10. Weight control: The myths and realities

Unit 11. Disordered eating: Anorexia and bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and pica

Unit 12. Useful facts about sugars, starches, and fiber

Unit 13. Diabetes now

Unit 14. Alcohol: The positives and negatives

Unit 15. Proteins and amino acids

Unit 16. Vegetarian diets

Unit 17. food allergies and intolerances

Unit 18. Fats and cholesterol in health

Unit 19. Nutrition and heart disease

Unit 20. Vitamins and your health

Unit 21. Phytochemicals

Unit 22. Diet and cancer

Unit 23. Good things to know about minerals

Unit 24. Dietary supplements and functional foods

Unit 25. Water is an essential nutrient

Unit 26. Nutrient-gene interactions in health and disease

Unit 27. Nutrition and physical fitness

Unit 28. Nutrition and physical performance

Unit 29. Good nutrition for life: Pregnancy, breastfeeding and infancy

Unit 30. Nutrition for the growing years: Childhood through adolescence

Unit 31. Nutrition and health maintenance for adults of all ages

Unit 32. The multiple dimensions of food safety

Unit 33. Aspects of global nutrition

Appendix A. Table of food composition

Appendix B. Reliable sources of nutrition information

Appendix C. the U.S. Food Exchange system

Appendix D. Table of intentional food additives

Appendix E. Cells

Appendix F. Canadian nutrition and physical activity guidelines

Appendix G. Feedback and answers to Nutrition up Close and review questions.