Chapter 1. Nutrients and Nourishment
Chapter 2. Nutrition Guidelines and Assessment

Spotlight on Complementary and Alternative Nutrition

Chapter 3. Digestion and Absorption
Chapter 4. Carbohydrates
Chapter 5. Lipids
Chapter 6. Proteins and Amino Acids
Chapter 7. Metabolism

Spotlight on Alcohol

Chapter 8. Energy Balance, Body Composition, and Weight Management
Chapter 9. Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Chapter 10. Water-Soluble Vitamins
Chapter 11. Water and Major Minerals
Chapter 12. Trace Minerals
Chapter 13. Sports Nutrition

Spotlight on Eating Disorders

Chapter 14. Diet and Health (Chapter 16 in previous edition)
Chapter 15. Life Cycle: Maternal and Infant Nutrition (Chapter 14 in previous edition)
Chapter 16. Life Cycle: From Childhood through Adulthood (Chapter 15 in previous edition)
Chapter 17. Food Safety and Technology
Chapter 18. World View of Nutrition

Appendices
A. Food Composition Tables
B. Exchange Lists for Meal Planning
C. MyPyramid Food Intake Patterns (new)
D. Nutrition and Health for Canadians
E. The Gastrointestinal Tract
F. Biochemical Structures
G. Major Metabolic Pathways
H. Calculations and Conversions
I. Growth Charts
J. Feeding Infants and Toddlers
K. Food Safety Tables
L. Information Resources                                                                                                                   Answers to Study Questions                                                                                                              Index/Glossary