Full Description
Use this valuable book to make better food/diet/nutrition supplement choices for your clients (and yourself)!The Nutritionist provides an overview of the basic concepts involved in nourishing the human body in an organized and progressive first-person question-and-answer format. Its eminently readable style and easy-to-understand graphics will enhance your comprehension of applied nutrition topics such as energy nutrients, vitamins, and minerals as well as energy metabolism and body composition, exercise, heart disease, and cancers.Healthcare professionals, personal trainers, nutritionists, and lay readers will all find valuable, easily understood information in The Nutritionist. The book lays the foundation with a review of the basic concepts of body composition and related scientific concepts, which are invaluable in understanding the nutrition information that follows. It examines molecules, chemical reactions, energy, acids and bases (pH), free radicals and oxidation, and water solubility. With this foundation, concepts such as lipoproteins (LDL, HDL, blood cholesterol), antioxidants, energy, metabolism, body composition, exercise, heart disease, and cancer are easily understandable.This unique book's first-person, question-and-answer style brings you quick access to current information about nutrition and:
energy metabolism
energy nutrients
weight control
body composition
exercise
vitamins and minerals
nutrition supplements
osteoporosis
diabetes mellitus
heart disease
cancer
and more!The Nutritionist provides straightforward answers to basic questions about the body and how to nourish it. Use it to make better choices for your clients and to help them reach the performance and health goals they set.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Very Basics of Humans and the World We Inhabit
Our Most Basic Objectives
Atoms and Molecules Make the Human, Not Clothes
Energy Is Everything
Water Solubility Determines How Chemicals Are Treated in Our Body
Acids and Bases Contribute to the Chemistry Lab of Our Body
Free Radicals Are Biological Bullies; Antioxidants Are Cellular Superheroes
Chapter 2. How Our Body Works
Cells Are Life
We Hang Our Body on the Bony Skeleton
Nervous Tissue Is Electrical and Excitable
Skeletal Muscle Allows Us to Move
The Heart and Circulation Are a Fantastic Delivery System
Our Kidneys Are Filtering Systems
Digestion Makes Nutrients Available to Our Body
Hormones Are Messengers Traveling in Our Blood
Chapter 3. The Nature of Food
Nutrients Nourish Our Body
Nutrition Supplements Are a Multibillion-Dollar Industry
Chapter 4. Carbohydrates Are Our Most Basic Fuel Source
Carbohydrates Power Our Body
Carbohydrates Are Absorbed As Monosaccharides
The Level of Circulating Blood Glucose Is Tightly Regulated
Fiber Is an Important Nutraceutical Family
Chapter 5. Fats and Cholesterol Are Not All Bad
The Basics of Fats and Cholesterol
Fatty Acids Can Vary in Length, Degree, and Type of Saturation
Fat Is Our Most Significant Means of Storing Energy
Fat and Cholesterol Need Special Help to Get Around in Our Body
Chapter 6. Proteins Are Our Structural and Functional Basis
Proteins Are Combinations of Amino Acids
Protein Is Found in All Natural Foods and Enters Our Body As Amino Acids
Some Amino Acids Are Essential Components of Our Diet
Body Protein Is a Fuel Reserve Similar to Glycogen and Fat, but Not Exactly
Interest in Specific Amino Acids Is Growing
Chapter 7. We Are All Wet
Water Is the Basis of Our Body
Our Body Loses Water
Water Is an Essential Nutrient
Chapter 8. Energy Metabolism and Body Composition
Human Composition
Supply and Demand Economics of Body Weight
Metabolism Equals Energy Expenditure
Obesity Has Become a Modern-Day Nutrition Epidemic in Some Countries
Pinching, Dunking, and Electricity Are All Used to Assess Body Fat
Food and Activity Are the Sculptor of Our Body Composition
Smart Weight Loss Employs Smart Planning and Execution
Chapter 9. We Need Vitamins for Vitality
Vitamins Are Vital Molecules in Our Food
Water-Soluble Vitamins Are Vitamin C and the B-Complex Vitamins
Vitamins A, D, E, and K Are Vital Lipids
Chapter 10. The Minerals of Our Body
The Major Minerals Include Calcium, Phosphorus, and Electrolytes
Minor Minerals Function As Components of Proteins and Other Molecules
Chapter 11. Exercise and Sports Nutrition
The Intensity and Duration of Exercise Determines the Adaptation
Muscle Is Fueled by Carbohydrates, Fatty Acids, and a Small Amount of Protein
Muscle Cells Are Not All the Same
Resistance Training Is Hard Work but Well Worth the Effort
Nutrition Supplements Marketed to Enhance Muscle Mass Abound
Aerobic or Cardiovascular Training Is Good for Your Heart and Metabolism
Sport Drinks Are Liquid Performance
Many Programs and Products Are Touted to Improve Endurance Performance
Chapter 12. Nutrition Throughout Life
Making a Baby Is Complicated
Babies Work Their Way Up to People Food
Kids Grow Fast
Adults Are Faced with a New Set of Nutrition Concerns
Osteoporosis Is Bones with Holes
Chapter 13. Nutrition and the Major Killers of Humans
Heart Disease Is a Matter of Bad Plumbing
Hypertension Hurts the Heart and Blood Vessels
Cancer Is When Good Cells Go Bad
Appendix A: Periodic Table of Elements
Appendix B: CDC Growth Charts, United States
Suggested Readings
Index
Reference Notes Included
