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These Interactive Summaries are fill-in-the-blank exercises that allow you to review the main points in each section of the book and test your memory and reading comprehension.

Choose an Interactive Summary for any chapter from the list below.
Chapter 1: Nutrients and Nourishment
  • Why Do We Eat the Way We Do?
  • Introducing the Nutrients
  • Chapter 2: Nutrition Guidelines and Assessment
  • Linking Nutrients, Foods, and Health
  • Nutritional Assessment: Determining Nutritional Health
  • Chapter 3: Digestion and Absorption
  • Putting it All Together: Digestion and Absorption
  • Nutrition and GI Disorders
  • Chapter 4: Carbohydrates
  • What are Carbohydrates?
  • Complex Carbohydrates
  • Carbohydrates in the Body
  • Chapter 5: Lipids
  • Fatty Acids are Key Building Blocks
  • Lipids in the Body and the Diet
  • Chapter 6: Proteins and Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids: The Building Blocks of Protein
  • Functions of Body Proteins
  • Proteins in the Body
  • Chapter 7: Metabolism
  • Energy: Fuel for Work
  • Breakdown and Release of Energy
  • Special States: Fasting
  • Chapter 8: Energy Balance, Body Composition, and Weight Management
  • Energy In
  • Energy Out
  • Body Composition
  • Chapter 9: Fat-Soluble Vitamins
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin E
  • Chapter 10: Water-Soluble Vitamins
  • The B Vitamins
  • Vitamin C
  • Chapter 11: Water and Major Minerals
  • Water: The Essential Ingredient for Life
  • Calcium
  • Potassium
  • Chapter 12: Trace Minerals
  • Iron
  • Copper
  • Iodine
  • Chapter 13: Sports Nutrition
  • Energy for Optimal Performance
  • Optimal Nutrition for Exercise
  • Nutrition Supplements and Ergogenic Aids
  • Chapter 14: Diet & Health
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Chapter 15: Life Cycle: Maternal and Infant Nutrition
  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Chapter 16: Life Cycle: From Childhood through Adulthood
  • Childhood
  • Adolescents
  • How People Age
  • Staying Young while Growing Older
  • Nutrient Needs of the Mature Adult
  • Chapter 17: Food Safety and Technology
  • Food Safety
  • Food Technology
  • Chapter 18: World View of Nutrition
  • Malnutrition in the United States
  • Malnutriton: Its Nature, Its Victims, and Its Eradication
  • Spotlight On Complementary and Alternative Nutrition
  • Alternative Nutrition
  • Dietary Supplements in the Marketplace
  • Spotlight On Alcohol
  • Alcohol Metabolism
  • When Alcohol Becomes a Problem
  • Alcoholics and Malnutrition
  • Spotlight On Eating Disorders
  • Anorexia
  • Bulimia Nervosa
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