Sixteenth Edition
Connect Core Concepts in
H E A LT H
BRIEF
Claire E. Insel | Walton T. Roth | Paul M. Insel
,CONNECT CORE
CONCEPTS IN
HEALTH
Brief
SIXTEENTH EDITION
Claire E. Insel
California Institute of
Human Nutrition
Walton T. Roth
Stanford University
Paul M. Insel
Stanford University
,CONNECT CORE CONCEPTS IN HEALTH: BRIEF, SIXTEENTH EDITION
Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright ©2020 by McGraw-Hill
Education. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Previous editions ©2018, 2016, and 2014.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database
or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education, including, but not limited to, in
any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning.
Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the
United States.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LWI 21 20 19
ISBN 978-1-260-50065-3 (bound edition)
MHID 1-260-50065-9 (bound edition)
ISBN 978-1-260-07409-3 (loose-leaf edition)
MHID 1-260-07409-9 (loose-leaf edition)
Executive Portfolio Manager: Claire Brantley
Product Development Manager: Dawn Groundwater
Product Developers: Kirstan Price, Christina Verigan
Marketing Manager: Meredith Leo DiGiano
Content Project Managers: Mary E. Powers (Core), Amber Bettcher (Assessment)
Buyer: Laura Fuller
Design: David Hash
Content Licensing Specialists: Jacob Sullivan
Cover Image:©danchooalex/E+/Getty Images
Compositor: Aptara®, Inc.
All credits appearing on page or at the end of the book are considered to be an extension of the copyright page.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Insel, Paul M., author. | Roth, Walton T., author. | Insel, Claire, author.
Title: Connect core concepts in health : brief / Paul M. Insel, Stanford
University, Walton T. Roth, Stanford University, Claire E. Insel,
California Institute of Human Nutrition.
Description: Sixteenth edition. | New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2020]
Identifiers: LCCN 2018050084| ISBN 9781260500653 (alk. paper) | ISBN
1260500659 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Health.
Classification: LCC RA776 .C83 2020 | DDC 613--dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2018050084
The Internet addresses listed in the text were accurate at the time of publication. The inclusion of a website does
not indicate an endorsement by the authors or McGraw-Hill Education, and McGraw-Hill Education does not
guarantee the accuracy of the information presented at these sites.
mheducation.com/highered
, BRIEF CONTENTS
CH APTER 1 Taking Charge of Your Health 1
CH APTER 2 Stress: The Constant Challenge 23
CH APTER 3 Psychological Health 43
CH APTER 4 Sleep 67
CH APTER 5 Intimate Relationships and
Communication 87
CH APTER 6 Sexuality, Pregnancy, and
Childbirth 107
CH APTER 7 Contraception and Abortion 143
CH APTER 8 Drug Use and Addiction 169
CH APTER 9 Alcohol and Tobacco 193
CH APTER 10 Nutrition Basics 223
CH APTER 11 Exercise for Health and Fitness 257
CH APTER 12 Weight Management 279
CH APTER 13 Cardiovascular Health and
Cancer 302
CH APTER 14 Immunity and Infection 336
CH APTER 15 Environmental Health 369
CH APTER 16 Conventional and Complementary
Medicine 387
CH APTER 17 Personal Safety 412
CH APTER 18 The Challenge of Aging 435
Index 457
iii
Connect Core Concepts in
H E A LT H
BRIEF
Claire E. Insel | Walton T. Roth | Paul M. Insel
,CONNECT CORE
CONCEPTS IN
HEALTH
Brief
SIXTEENTH EDITION
Claire E. Insel
California Institute of
Human Nutrition
Walton T. Roth
Stanford University
Paul M. Insel
Stanford University
,CONNECT CORE CONCEPTS IN HEALTH: BRIEF, SIXTEENTH EDITION
Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright ©2020 by McGraw-Hill
Education. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Previous editions ©2018, 2016, and 2014.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database
or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education, including, but not limited to, in
any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning.
Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the
United States.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LWI 21 20 19
ISBN 978-1-260-50065-3 (bound edition)
MHID 1-260-50065-9 (bound edition)
ISBN 978-1-260-07409-3 (loose-leaf edition)
MHID 1-260-07409-9 (loose-leaf edition)
Executive Portfolio Manager: Claire Brantley
Product Development Manager: Dawn Groundwater
Product Developers: Kirstan Price, Christina Verigan
Marketing Manager: Meredith Leo DiGiano
Content Project Managers: Mary E. Powers (Core), Amber Bettcher (Assessment)
Buyer: Laura Fuller
Design: David Hash
Content Licensing Specialists: Jacob Sullivan
Cover Image:©danchooalex/E+/Getty Images
Compositor: Aptara®, Inc.
All credits appearing on page or at the end of the book are considered to be an extension of the copyright page.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Insel, Paul M., author. | Roth, Walton T., author. | Insel, Claire, author.
Title: Connect core concepts in health : brief / Paul M. Insel, Stanford
University, Walton T. Roth, Stanford University, Claire E. Insel,
California Institute of Human Nutrition.
Description: Sixteenth edition. | New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2020]
Identifiers: LCCN 2018050084| ISBN 9781260500653 (alk. paper) | ISBN
1260500659 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Health.
Classification: LCC RA776 .C83 2020 | DDC 613--dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2018050084
The Internet addresses listed in the text were accurate at the time of publication. The inclusion of a website does
not indicate an endorsement by the authors or McGraw-Hill Education, and McGraw-Hill Education does not
guarantee the accuracy of the information presented at these sites.
mheducation.com/highered
, BRIEF CONTENTS
CH APTER 1 Taking Charge of Your Health 1
CH APTER 2 Stress: The Constant Challenge 23
CH APTER 3 Psychological Health 43
CH APTER 4 Sleep 67
CH APTER 5 Intimate Relationships and
Communication 87
CH APTER 6 Sexuality, Pregnancy, and
Childbirth 107
CH APTER 7 Contraception and Abortion 143
CH APTER 8 Drug Use and Addiction 169
CH APTER 9 Alcohol and Tobacco 193
CH APTER 10 Nutrition Basics 223
CH APTER 11 Exercise for Health and Fitness 257
CH APTER 12 Weight Management 279
CH APTER 13 Cardiovascular Health and
Cancer 302
CH APTER 14 Immunity and Infection 336
CH APTER 15 Environmental Health 369
CH APTER 16 Conventional and Complementary
Medicine 387
CH APTER 17 Personal Safety 412
CH APTER 18 The Challenge of Aging 435
Index 457
iii
