Nutrition: An Applied Approach

I bought this book for my sister and she was happy with it, but it doesn't come with the CD, which is something that you need to buy separately.

This is an excellent textbook for anyone in a Nutrtion class, like myself, or for anyone who just wants to know more about nutrients and food and how they impact the body. It goes through each specific system in the body and details the nutients that support them, the diseases caused by deficiency and how heart disease, diabetes etc. develop. It also sheds light on some myths and common misconceptions. Forget the diet plans out on the market, this is the real deal. If you want to education yourself and improve your health, this book will tell you how and why and give you plenty of information to make great choices.

This is a very comprehensive nutrition book and a great resource for students or anyone wanting to learn about nutrition. I sold it but wish I would have kept it for both personal reasons and as a reference in nursing school. It also comes with a nice companion CD, My Diet Analysis that lets you track what you eat and see how it fits into a balanced diet. This alone is worth more than the cost of the book. There are great pictures too. I highly recommend this book.

This is an excellent book on nutrition and all its related topics such as illnesess, weight management, lactating mothers, etc. I liked it because is non partisan and up to date.

This was a required text for my college nutrtion course. It was very useful and helpful for me when I wanted to learn how to combine foods for the most nutrient rich diet for my family. I have a young child and wanted to learn the best foods to optimize his health. There was a chapter specific to his age group, as well as chapters on nutrient needs for the pregnant and lacting mother. I was fascinated by the wealth of information this text provides. The authors need to review some of their end of chapter tests and be certain that they have answered correctly.