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Complete Test Bank - Understanding Nutrition, 15th Edition – Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes – ISBN 9781337392693 (All Chapters Covered 1–20 + Highlights)

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This comprehensive test bank for the 15th edition of Understanding Nutrition by Whitney and Rolfes provides an extensive collection of assessment materials designed to help students master the fundamentals of nutrition science and clinical application. The material spans twenty detailed chapters and their corresponding "Highlights," including Chapter 1: An Overview of Nutrition (Highlight 1: Nutrition Information and Misinformation); Chapter 2: Planning a Healthy Diet (Highlight 2: Vegetarian Diets); Chapter 3: Digestion, Absorption and Transport (Highlight 3: Common Digestive Problems); Chapter 4: The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches and Fibers; Chapter 5: The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids and Sterols; Chapter 6: Protein: Amino Acids (Highlight 6: Nutritional Genomics); Chapter 7: Energy Metabolism (Highlight 7: Alcohol in the Body); Chapter 8: Energy Balance and Body Composition (Highlight 8: Eating Disorders); Chapter 9: Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity and Underweight; Chapter 10: The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C; Chapter 11: The Fat-Soluble Vitamins, A, D, E and K; Chapter 12: Water and the Major Minerals (Highlight 12: Osteoporosis and Calcium); Chapter 13: The Trace Minerals; Chapter 14: Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients and Body Adaptations; Chapter 15: Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation; Chapter 16: Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence; Chapter 17: Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years; Chapter 18: Diet and Health (Highlight 18: Complementary and Alternative Medicine); Chapter 19: Consumer Concerns About Foods and Water; and Chapter 20: Hunger and the Global Environment.

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Understanding Nutrition
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15th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Ellie Whitney
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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and Students
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© Ellie Whitney & Sharon Rady Rolfes.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1. An Overview of Nutrition
Highlight 1: Nutrition Information and Misinformation

Chapter 2. Planning a Healthy Diet
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Highlight 2: Vegetarian Diets

Chapter 3. Digestion, Absorption, and Transport
Highlight 3: Common Digestive Problems
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Chapter 4. The Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibers
Highlight 4: Carbs, kCalories, and Controversies

Chapter 5. The Lipids: Triglycerides, Phospholipids, and Sterols
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Highlight 5: High-Fat Foods—Friend or Foe?

Chapter 6. Protein: Amino Acids
Highlight 6: Nutritional Genomics
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Chapter 7. Energy Metabolism
Highlight 7: Alcohol in the Body
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Chapter 8. Energy Balance and Body Composition
Highlight 8: Eating Disorders

Chapter 9. Weight Management: Overweight, Obesity, and Underweight
Highlight 9: The Latest and Greatest Weight-Loss Diet—Again
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Chapter 10. The Water-Soluble Vitamins: B Vitamins and Vitamin C
Highlight 10: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Chapter 11. The Fat-Soluble Vitamins: Vitamins A, D, E, and K
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Highlight 11: Antioxidant Nutrients in Disease Prevention

Chapter 12. Water and the Major Minerals
Highlight 12: Osteoporosis and Calcium

Chapter 13. The Trace Minerals
Highlight 13: Phytochemicals and Functional Foods

, Chapter 14. Fitness: Physical Activity, Nutrients, and Body Adaptations
Highlight 14: Supplements as Ergogenic Aids

Chapter 15. Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy and Lactation
Highlight 15: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Chapter 16. Life Cycle Nutrition: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
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Highlight 16: Childhood Obesity and the Early Development of Chronic
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Chapter 17. Life Cycle Nutrition: Adulthood and the Later Years
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Highlight 17: Nutrient–Drug Interactions

Chapter 18. Diet and Health
Highlight 18: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Chapter 19. Consumer Concerns About Foods and Water
Highlight 19: Food Biotechnology
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Chapter 20. Hunger and the Global Environment
Highlight 20: Environmentally Friendly Food Choices
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