The Nutritionist

Now in an updated and expanded new edition, The Nutritionist: Food, Nutrition, and Optimal Health, 2nd Edition, provides readers with vital information about how to simply but radically improve their daily lives with the science of nutrition, balance their diets to achieve more energy, and improve health and longevity.

Dr. Robert E.C. Wildman is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, The Florida State University, and The Ohio State University, and is currently on the faculty at Kansas State University. Dr. Wildman is also the author of Sport & Fitness Nutrition (2002) and editor of The Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (Taylor & Francis, second edition, 2007).

1. The Very Basics of Our Existence. 2. How Our Body Works. 3. The Nature of Food. 4. Carbohydrate is Fuel for Our Body. 5. Fat and Cholesterol aren't all Bad! 6. Protein Provides Structure and Function to Our Body. 7. Water is Our Very Basis. 8. The Composition of Our Body, Energy Metabolism and Managing Our Weight. 9. Vitamins Are Vital Molecules in our Food. 10. The Minerals of Man. 11. Exercise and Exercise Nutrition. 12. Nutrition Throughout Our Lifespan. 13. Nutrition and the Major Killers of Man.