The Essentials of Human Nutrition is a general education course designed to acquaint students with the specific role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water in daily life. Students will learn how the human body systems manage the breakdown, assimilation, and excretion of nutrients and their metabolic wastes. Students will also learn the relationships between food and optimal health including physical fitness and the relationships between nutritional imbalances and diseases.
Competency 1: The student will gain a comprehensive understanding of the essential nutrients required for optimal health.
Competency 2: : The student will develop insights into the intricate processes involved in nutrition and metabolism.
Competency 3: The student will acquire knowledge on how dietary choices impact physical fitness and overall wellbeing.
Competency 4: The student will gain awareness of the importance of maintaining a balanced and nutritious diet to prevent and manage various health conditions.
Competency 5: The student will actively participate in the learning process and develop practical skills to make informed dietary choices that contribute to their overall health and well-being.
Antioxidants in Health and Disease
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Antioxidant use in health promotion and disease prevention either through dietary intake or supplementation is controversial. This book reviews the latest evidence-based research in the area, principally through prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials. It assesses major dietary antioxidants and discusses their use in diseases such as cancer, diabetes, stroke, coronary heart disease, HIV/AIDS, and neurodegenerative and immune diseases. The use of antioxidants in health is also discussed along with common adverse effects associated with antioxidant use.
Human Nutrition
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This textbook serves as an introduction to nutrition for undergraduate students and is the OER textbook for the FSHN 185 The Science of Human Nutrition course at the University of Hawai'i at M¿noa. The book covers basic concepts in human nutrition, key information about essential nutrients, basic nutritional assessment, and nutrition across the lifespan.
Human Nutrition
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Human Nutrition: From Molecular Biology to Everyday Life presents an integrated approach on how nutrients and non-nutrients affect cellular biochemistry, and how, in turn, they shape human physiology. Over the course of 14 chapters, and covering topics ranging from the importance of diet on health to nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics, this book debunks myths and provides readers with the knowledge they need to critically interpret and navigate nutrition information. Intended for nutritionists, dieticians, pharmacists, public health professionals, and others working in related fields, this book provides a comprehensive source on advances in human nutrition.- Addresses the effect of the three macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients of health- Discusses microbiota and human dietary needs- Presents tools to understand evidence-based nutrition
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