Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition: A Functional Approach - Hardcover

Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol; Moe, Gaile; Beshgetoor, Donna; Berning, Jacqueline; Kelley, Danita

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0073522740 ISBN 13: 9780073522746

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2013

Synopsis

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Up to date with MyPlate, Healthy People 2020 and Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, Perspectives in Nutrition: A Functional Approach is an alternate version of Perspectives in Nutrition, 9/e. Every paragraph has been scrutinized to ensure that students are exposed to scientific content and concepts that are explained accurately and precisely, and in high-interest fashion that will draw students into their first study of nutrition science. Students will benefit from a carefully crafted text that brings them up-to-date scientific thinking and research blended with dynamic activities that will allow them to apply their knowledge to their own lives and future careers. Accompanying this text is a dynamic suite of digital tools that are integrated to a greater degree than those offered by any other publisher. Instructors will have the ability to assign auto-graded coursework and tutorials that are assessed against Learning Outcomes. The textbook content also serves as the basis for an adaptive, diagnostic self-learning tool for students that will help them acquire mastery and improved grades. Hot out of the oven, the first edition of Perspectives in Nutrition: A Functional Approach brings together the very best of print and digital technology in a single cohesive learning experience.

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About this title

About the Author:

Carol Byrd-Bredbenner earned her doctorate from Pennsylvania State University. She is Distinguished Professor in the Nutritional Sciences Department at Rutgers University, and she teaches a range of nutrition courses. Her research interests include investigating environmental factors that affect dietary choices and health outcomes. Dr. Byrd-Bredbenner has authored numerous nutrition texts, journal articles, and computer software packages. She has received teaching awards from the American Dietetic Association (now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics), Society for Nutrition Education, and US Department of Agriculture. She was the recipient of the American Dietetic Associations Anita Owen Award for Innovative Nutrition Education Programs. She also was a Fellow of the United Nations, World Health Organization at the WHO Collaborating Center for Nutrition Education. She enjoys exploring food and culinary customs, traveling, diving, and gardening.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0073522740
• ISBN 13: 9780073522746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 976