Feature: Includes the most up-to-date content available (hot topics and the latest scientific data.) A few examples include: phytochemicals, nutrition supplements, current DRI guidelines, ergogenic aids, energy bars, and much more!
Benefit: In the rapidly evolving field of nutrition science, it is important that a textbook reflect the latest information and answers students' questions regarding nutrition claims they may have seen in the media. Dr. Wardlaw's constant review of the literature and the input of numerous reviewers keep this text accurate and current. Feature: This Online Learning Center contains numerous resources for instructors and students. Key content for instructors includes an Online Instructor's Manual and more. Students benefit from extensive quizzing, fun activities and games.
Benefit: Eases the transition into a new text by providing instructors with numerous teaching tools to save preparation time! Provides students with tons of exam preparation tools.
Feature: Beautiful new design and dynamic new Art Program! The 5th edition represents a major overhaul of the art program and design. The new and revised art is bigger, bolder and brighter, making the text much more visually dynamic!
Benefit: A fresh, well-organized design and new drawings and photos assist students in identifying important concepts and key information.
Feature: Totally new chapter on Alcohol presents an intelligent, balanced look at a topic that is very relevant to college students. Details covered range from the production of alcohol, to metabolism, to problems and benefits associated with alcohol use.
Benefit: No other text offers a complete chapter devoted to a topic so important to college students.
Feature: Case Scenarios: Each chapter opens with a realistic case study related to major chapter concepts. Later in the chapter is a "case scenario follow-up" that answers the questions posed at the beginning of the chapter.
Benefit: Designed to engage students with real-life examples and arouse their interest in the topics to be covered in the chapter.
Feature: FREE FoodWise CD-ROM packaged with every new copy of Contemporary Nutrition, 5/e.
Feature: Computerized Testing Software: We've "beefed up" the test bank and switched to the new Brownstone Diploma format (replacing the old Microtest program). The new Brownstone testing software includes more features, more questions and is much easier to use! Each multiple choice question now has 5 distracters (not just 4) making the quality of questions better than ever before.
Feature: "Refresh Your Memory" boxes at the beginning of each chapter alert students to material covered in earlier chapters that they may want to revisit. This also helps students understand the interrelationships of the concepts they are learning. This feature provides flexibility for instructors since they can teach chapters out of order and just ask students to review certain topics before reading the chapter.
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