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Nutrition Through the Life Cycle

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Understand how diet impacts your health with NUTRITION THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE, Sixth Edition! Based on the latest research available, this text explores the many ways nutrition impacts your growth, development, and normal functioning as you progress through each stage of life, along with some common ailments that can result from nutritional deficits. Packed with current research and resources to help you build your knowledge base, the text alternates between "normal" nutrition and clinical applications, to address each life stage completely. NUTRITION THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE, Sixth Edition also shares insights of expert authors -- from registered dietitians and other clinical professionals to teachers and researchers -- to help you grasp major concepts and see the truly critical role of nutrition in human health today. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http: //gocengage.com/infotrac.

624 pages, Paperback

First published July 15, 2004

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540 reviews
November 23, 2021
This was the text for one of my nutrition courses, and I found every word of it interesting. It is organized by life stages (Preconception, Pregnancy, Lactation, Infant, Toddler, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Older Adult) describing the physiological changes, nutrition needs, common nutrition problems and at-risk deficiencies, supplements, resources, etc. Every other chapter describes the problem conditions and interventions for each stage. This book will be a great resource for me.
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622 reviews75 followers
July 23, 2013
very good book to introduce you to nutrition during different life stage
but it can't give you the exact diet to use it
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21 reviews
July 19, 2012
I just finished this book for a course I was taking in Holistic Nutrition. The book is very well written, easy to understand, includes a great index, answers to review questions, and filled with a diversity of nutrition related information including preconception, pregnancy, lactation, infants, preschoolers, preadolescents, adolescents, adults, and elders. This book is a definite reference book to keep nearby at all times if you are interested or practicing in nutrition. I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to experience the material in this book. It opened my eyes and gave me insight through the past and into the future.
97 reviews
July 11, 2021
I wish they would have an email address that I could send edits to! There were several missed grammatical errors, missing review answers, and one answer in the wrong place, that stuff drives me crazy! Other than that it was some good info if a bit dry.
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60 reviews
May 6, 2024
A great textbook that is one of the easiest to use I've ever had. Mine was an ebook rented for my class, and I am leaning toward purchasing the physical copy because it was such a great resource.
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66 reviews1 follower
June 17, 2025
for school, so boring. but i love this topic, so good.
Profile Image for Jann.
155 reviews
February 26, 2017
Another quick and easy reference guide. It was an optional textbook for my upper division nutrition class but more often than not, I found it really helpful.
16 reviews
March 7, 2008
informative and I encourage anyone to read nutrition education books only from authentic and accredited sources (and even then, be mindful of supporting evidence.) There is little external regulation or understanding of potential long term health hazards of certain aspects in food industry (genetically modified, uses of amino acids/vitamins, fad-diets, synthetically processed/modified foods), and it's good to find trustworthy sources as means to untangle the self from the common misconceptions of food advertisement and basic nutrition. Also includes physiology and structure of relevant body systems. What becomes of us is what we deserve if we continue to put so much trust of our well being in the hands of strangers. - stepping off soap box -
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107 reviews20 followers
October 29, 2010
I think this is the book for the course nutrition through life cycle .
I borrow it from my preceptor yesterday .. cuz I'm in maternity now
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165 reviews
January 31, 2017
Insightful read about the various life-cycles each person will go through and the nutritional needs at each stage of life.
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