Cengage Advantage Books: Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies Author: Frances Sizer Ellie Whitney | Language: English | ISBN:
0538496835 | Format: PDF
Cengage Advantage Books: Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies Description
Ideal for both non-majors and mixed-majors, NUTRITION: CONCEPTS AND CONTROVERSIES provides practical applications and accessible explanations to dispel common misconceptions about nutrition and empower readers to make lasting behavior changes.
- Series: Cengage Advantage Books
- Loose Leaf: 848 pages
- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 12 edition (June 7, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0538496835
- ISBN-13: 978-0538496834
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
The book does a great job of not only explaining nutrition, but of explaining the various systems of the body's nutritional needs. Each chapter has a controversies section that goes over the various controversies: carbohydrates, alcohol, and supplements.
I really think the people saying it give out bad information have either not read it, or they don't like the fact it says vitamin or health store supplements are unnecessary unless a doctor prescribes them to make up for deficiencies caused by a disease or medication(or a vegetarian diet.) There are a few other diet scams it warns of, and informs people of the certification they should look for from a doctor that's giving nutritional advice. Others may disagree because they think it's falling into being a government patsy as they feel the food pyramid is invalid(though updated regularly and backed by ACTUAL solid science.) I'm not a fan of the government, but if I'm presented with real science I'm more ready to believe it.
The book promotes that eating meat is fine, but so is being a vegetarian with alternatives such as soy based milks, nuts, and some supplements(another source of potential negative reviews.) As a reader of Eragon(and related) I have one piece of wisdom that I live by: meat or no meat I won't push my values of it on others as both are valid(not a quote but an idea gained after he goes vegan with the Elves, and then feasts with the Dwarves respecting the meat eating customs despite his dislike of them.)
One thing that I found inaccurate thus far is they didn't include fish mercury in the controversies section. It's not an actual issue with fish as some claim it to be. It also includes BMI, but fails to mention that it's not entirely valid: the "Governator" is obese by BMI standards.
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