Includes bibliographical references (pages R1-R34) and index.

Unit 1. Key nutrition concepts and terms -- Unit 2. The inside story about nutrition and health -- Unit 3. Ways of knowing about nutrition -- Unit 4. Understanding food and nutrition labels -- Unit 5. Nutrition, attitudes and behavior -- Unit 6. Healthy diets, dietary guidelines, MyPlate, and more -- Unit 7. How the body uses food : digestion and absorption -- Unit 8. Calories! Food, energy, and energy balance -- Unit 9. Obesity to underweight: The highs and lows of weight status -- Unit 10. Weight control: The myths and realities -- Unit 11. Disordered eating: Anorexia and bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and pica -- Unit 12. Useful facts about sugars, starches, and fiber -- Unit 13. Diabetes now -- Unit 14. Alcohol: The positives and negatives -- Unit 15. Proteins and amino acids -- Unit 16. Vegetarian dietary patterns -- Unit 17. Food allergies and intolerances -- Unit 18. Fats and health -- Unit 19. Nutrition and heart disease -- Unit 20. Vitamins and your health -- Unit 21. Phytochemicals -- Unit 22. Diet and cancer -- Unit 23. Good things to know about minerals -- Unit 24. Dietary supplements -- Unit 25. Water is an essential nutrient -- Unit 26. Nutrient-gene interactions in health and disease -- Unit 27. Nutrition and physical fitness -- Unit 28. Nutrition and physical performance -- Unit 29. Good nutrition for life: Pregnancy, breastfeeding and infancy -- Unit 30. Nutrition for the growing years: Childhood through adolescence -- Unit 31. Nutrition and health maintenance for adults of all ages -- Unit 32. The multiple dimensions of food safety -- Unit 33. Aspects of global nutrition -- Appendix A. Table of food composition -- Appendix B. Reliable sources of nutrition information -- Appendix C. Aids to Calculations -- Appendix D. Table of intentional food additives -- Appendix E. Cells -- Appendix F. Feedback and answers to Nutrition up Close and review questions.