Understanding Nutrition, Volume 2Rolfes, a nutritionist, adds new chapter opening and closing scenarios to this tenth edition for undergraduates. The art and layout have been redesigned for this edition, and there are new sections on current and controversial topics. Other learning features include chapter summaries, study questions, and appendices reviewing basic concepts of chemistry and major metabolic pathways. |
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