Nutrition: Everyday Choices, Nutrient Composition of Foods, 1st Edition

In today’s world of super-sized fast food, this much-needed book provides readers with the decision-making skills necessary to navigate the myriad of choices they will face in promoting their good health and in preventing disease. It follows a critical-thinking approach and provides a solid underpinning of the process of science to help the reader become a knowledgeable consumer when faced with diverse information about emerging diseases such a SARS, biotech foods and gene therapy.