- Paperback
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 5 edition (1 July 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0072560398
- ISBN-13: 978-0072560398
- Product Dimensions: 27.3 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm
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For students who lack a strong science background, Contemporary Nutrition provides the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With his friendly writing style, Gordon Wardlaw acts as the student's personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.
About the Author
Gordon Wardlaw is Associate Professor of Medical Dietetics in the School of Allied Medical Professions at Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. in Nutrition from Iowa State University, his MPH in Public Health Nutrition, his RD and his BS in Food and Nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to conducting research, Dr. Wardlaw teaches a wide range of courses at OSU including Nutrition and Human Metabolism, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Research Application in Dietetics, Advanced Medical Dietetics Nutrition Care Process, Nutrition in Metabolic Imbalance, and Advanced Clinical Practice. He is the recipient of the American Dietetic Association's Mary P. Huddleson Award , is a full member of the American Institute of Nutrition and is certified as a Specialist in Human Nutrition by the American Board of Nutrition .
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Crappy Repetitive Over-Priced Out-Dated
30 Jan 2012
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I personally hate this book. I have only read the first two chapters, but have already found several mistakes. Page 70 provides a definition of "energy dense" foods that contradicts the definition given on page 39. The ABCDEs of Nutritional Assessment are EACH repeated about 6 times between pages 42-47. It is all very, very, very repetitive but that is the worst example so far. The book could easily be a third to a fourth of the massive 700 pages and still impart the same information. There are unnecessary graphs and pictures galore, just in case you don't know what a salad, a glass of milk or coke, or a Cheerios box look like. It looks to me like it was intended for Junior High School level students rather than college. It contains outdated information, but I see that there is now a newer version, for $160 on Amazon. Outrageous price for a text book IMHO.
Update: I am now in chapter 4. It states that honey and sugar have essentially the same value, and dismisses honey in a paragraph. It says nothing about the vitamins and minerals in honey not found in sucrose, the different affect they have on the glycemic load, or the medicinal purposes and usefulness of honey especially in dealing with allergeries. It down plays the complaints associated with artificial sweetners. It is like one big infomercial for "The Man" including the FDA. We are getting our indoctrination. It suggests multiple servings of dairy per day without addressing whether this suggestion makes sense given the high fat and cholesterol content. It states that the FDA is confident that the GMO (genetically modified organism) varieties of crops approved are safe to consume. Without saying that no long term independent studies have been required before GMOs are approved by the FDA and we have reason to be afraid. The FDA has depended upon Monsanto and similar companies to test their own GMOs. A Canadian study shows that Bt and other toxins from these GMOs fed to livestock, were found in the blood stream of those who ate meat, eggs or milk. The Bt toxin survived the human gut and entered the blood stream and passed through the placenta into unborn children as well. But you would have no clue of that from reading this book.
Update: I am now in chapter 4. It states that honey and sugar have essentially the same value, and dismisses honey in a paragraph. It says nothing about the vitamins and minerals in honey not found in sucrose, the different affect they have on the glycemic load, or the medicinal purposes and usefulness of honey especially in dealing with allergeries. It down plays the complaints associated with artificial sweetners. It is like one big infomercial for "The Man" including the FDA. We are getting our indoctrination. It suggests multiple servings of dairy per day without addressing whether this suggestion makes sense given the high fat and cholesterol content. It states that the FDA is confident that the GMO (genetically modified organism) varieties of crops approved are safe to consume. Without saying that no long term independent studies have been required before GMOs are approved by the FDA and we have reason to be afraid. The FDA has depended upon Monsanto and similar companies to test their own GMOs. A Canadian study shows that Bt and other toxins from these GMOs fed to livestock, were found in the blood stream of those who ate meat, eggs or milk. The Bt toxin survived the human gut and entered the blood stream and passed through the placenta into unborn children as well. But you would have no clue of that from reading this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
very informative
4 Jan 2011
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Book is full of everyday information. Loved the class, this is one text I will keep
to refer back to for the rest of my days.
to refer back to for the rest of my days.
Slightly more used than it said it was.
11 Feb 2012
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When I got the book for my class it was slightly more used than what it said it was. I was a little disappointed when I recieved it but I paid 80 bucks for it which was still cheaper than what it was from my bookstore at the school. But I was still disappointed in the quality because it said Like new.
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