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Chapter 7 Vitamins Vitamins are organic molecules that are required in very small amounts. http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grodner/foundations/ Nutrition Concepts Online Role in Wellness Vitamins seem to have a magical aura. Take enough and…

Chapter 20 Nutrition for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases http://evolve.elsevier.com/Grodner/foundations/  Nutrition Concepts Online The term cardiovascular disease encompasses a group of diseases and conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels: coronary…

Chapter 8 Water and Minerals An ever-circulating ocean of fluid bathes all the cells in our bodies; this fluid allows for chemical reactions, transmission of nerve impulses, and transportation of…

Chapter 19 Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes mellitus is a group of conditions characterized by either a relative or complete lack of insulin secretion by the beta cells of the…

Chapter 6 Protein Protein in food is our only source of amino acids, which are absolutely necessary to make the thousands of proteins that form every aspect of the human…

Chapter 5 Fats The term fats actually refers to the chemical group called lipids. Lipids are divided into three classifications: fats (or triglycerides) and the fat-related substances of phospholipids and…

Chapter 11 Life Span Health Promotion Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy Following conception and continuing until parturition (childbirth), many metabolic, anatomic, hormonal, psychologic, and physiologic changes take place in the mother….

Chapter 9 Energy Supply and Fitness The abilities to perform work, produce change, and maintain life all require energy. Role in Wellness Consideration of the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and…

Chapter 14 Nutrition in Patient Care During these trying times for patients and staff alike, food becomes very important, both physiologically and psychologically, to patients because it is often one…

Chapter 17 Nutrition for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract The ability to chew, swallow, digest, and absorb nutrients, while passing fiber and other substances on for elimination, may be compromised…