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  • Unit 1 Food Is More than Something to Eat

    Module 1.1 Why Learn about Nutrition?

    Module 1.2 Nutrition Basics

    Module 1.3 Key Nutrition Concepts

    Unit 2 Nutrition Information: Fact or Fiction?

    Module 2.1 Nutrition: Science for Consumers

    Module 2.2 Spreading Nutrition Misinformation

    Module 2.3 Becoming a More Critical Consumer of Nutrition Information

    Module 2.4 Seeking Reliable Nutrition Information

    Unit 3 Making More Nutritious Choices

    Module 3.1 Requirements and Recommendations

    Module 3.2 Planning Nutritious Meals and Snacks

    Module 3.3 Making Sense of Nutrition Labels

    Module 3.4 Should I Take Dietary Supplements?

    Unit 4 How Food Becomes You

    Module 4.1: From Cells to Systems

    Module 4.2: Digestive System

    Module 4.3: Common Digestive System Disorders

    Module 4.4: Metabolism Basics

    Unit 5 Carbohydrates: Fuel and Fiber

    Module 5.1 Sugars, Sweeteners, Starches, and Fiber

    Module 5.2 What Happens to the Carbohydrates You Eat?

    Module 5.3 Carbohydrates and Health

    Unit 6 Lipids: Focusing on Fats and Cholesterol

    Module 6.1: What Are Lipids?

    Module 6.2: What Happens to the Fat and Cholesterol You Eat?

    Module 6.3: Cardiovascular Disease: Major Killer of Americans

    Unit 7 Proteins: Life’s Building Blocks

    Module 7.1 What Are Proteins?

    Module 7.2 What Happens to the Protein You Eat?

    Module 7.3 Proteins in Foods

    Module 7.4 What’s Vegetarianism?

    Module 7.5 Proteins and Health

    Unit 8 Vitamins: Nutrients that Multitask

    Module 8.1 Introducing Vitamins

    Module 8.2 Fat-Soluble Vitamins

    Module 8.3 Water-Soluble Vitamins

    Module 8.4 Vitamins and Cancer

    Unit 9 Key Minerals, Water, and the Nonnutrient Alcohol

    Module 9.1: Minerals for Life

    Module 9.2: Key Minerals and Your Health

    Module 9.3: Water: Liquid of Life

    Module 9.4: Alcohol: Drink to Your Health?

    Unit 10 Nutrition for a Healthy Weight and Fit Body

    Module 10.1 Overweight or Obese?

    Module 10.2 Factors that Influence Your Body Weight

    Module 10.3 Managing Your Weight Safely

    Module 10.4 Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders

    Module 10.5 Get Moving; Get Healthy!

    Unit 11 Nutrition for Your Life, Environment, and World

    Module 11.1 Nutrition for a Lifetime

    Module 11.2 How Safe Is My Food?

    Module 11.3 Dietary Adequacy: A Global Concern