Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, MyPlate Update

• Relevant issues in the form of "Do You Ever" questions begin each chapter by asking students to consider personal nutrition issues related to the chapter, piquing their interest and inviting them to read on. For example, Chapter 13 asks: "Do you ever wonder whether pregnant women really crave pickles and ice cream?" and, "Do you ever stop to think how much alcohol it takes to harm an unborn child?"
• In-chapter resources promote learning and understanding. Marginal notes within each chapter highlight key terms. End-of-chapter "Self-Checks" enable students to evaluate their progress. And "Think Fitness" boxes emphasize the connection and the interdependency of fitness and nutrition for total health.
• "Controversy" end-of-chapter essays provide a balanced view of scientific evidence regarding current and emerging topics in nutrition. Each Controversy has been thoroughly updated, and two new Controversies added: Chapter 4 "Are Carbohydrates 'Bad' for Health?" and Chapter 11 Controversy, "Nutritional Genomics: Can It Deliver on Its Promises?" There is also new information on vegetarian diet planning, supplements, antioxidant-rich foods, and more. For a full listing of updates, visit academic.cengage.com/community/sizer and click on "Chapter Updates."
• "Consumer Corner" features address consumer nutrition issues such as low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets, the wisdom of using amino acid supplements, pros and cons of irradiated foods, and others. The "Food Feature" feature helps readers apply chapter concepts to their own food choices, covering such issues as defensive dining, vitamin-rich foods, diet as preventive medicine, and more. A new feature of the text, "Concepts in Action" activities, connect the specifics of the Food Feature to the students' own dietary tracking in Diet Analysis Plus.
• Diet Analysis Plus lets students track their diet and physical activity, and analyze the nutritional value of the food they eat so they can adjust their diets to reach personal health goals--all while gaining a better understanding of how the concepts in the text relate to, and impact, their lives. It includes a 20,000+ food database; 11 customizable reports for analysis; 10 new assignable labs; custom food and recipe features; the latest Dietary Reference Intakes; and goals and actual percentages of essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.