Part III: Nutrition in the Life Cycle section of chapters explains the newest nutrition guidelines from pregnancy through adult years to increase your understanding of the nutritional needs of patients at every age. Clinical case studies help you translate academic knowledge into practical patient care using the nutrition care process. Nutrition Diagnosis boxes present a problem, its etiology, and its signs and symptoms before concluding with a sample nutrition diagnosis, providing you with real-life scenarios you may encounter in practice.
Clinical Insight boxes expand on clinical information, highlight new areas of focus, and contain clinical resources for your studies. Food-Nutrient Delivery: Planning the Diet with Cultural Competency chapter provides international nutrition guidelines and resources to assist you with multicultural meal planning. MNT for Neurologic Disorders chapter features two new authors, including a speech therapist, and displays IDDSI guidelines and an appendix for dysphagia diets to help you carefully and consistently address the nutritional needs of these patients.
That being said, I would recommend that nutrition applications in Chapter 12 be presented earlier in the text as it is important for students to understand how to read a food label, and recommended dietary intake values and ranges for specific nutrients.
The text had a table of contents making it easy to navigate to specific chapters and subsections. However, within the text there were some broken links leading to navigation issues for the reader. All images and charts appeared clear with no distortion. The text was not culturally insensitive or offensive.
The examples provided are heavily based on Hawaiian culture and therefore may not be as relevant to students residing in different states. Overall, I thought this text book did a good job providing key information covered in an introductory nutrition course. The authors did a good job keeping the sections clear and concise, as well as organized in a consistent manner. It covers all of the topics one would expect in and intro nutrition class. Content is up to date. There are shaded "focus" sections with interesting details related to the topics in the chapter example: the "Fat-burning Zone" in the "Fuel Sources" chapter.
The structure is very consistent and easy to understand. I didn't notice any inconsistency in terminology. My only suggestion is to allow the contents outline to be visible no matter how far the reader scrolls down. After I finished each section, I had to scroll back up to move on to the next one. While some sections within chapters were short, I was impressed that they were included.
For example, this book addressed all major body systems while many other basic nutrition textbooks only include the Digestive System and ignore all the other systems. It takes a holistic approach by bringing in other aspects of health like the importance of sleep and physical activity, and negative consequences of recreational drug and alcohol use, in addition to the health consequences of personal food choices. There is no index or glossary; however, in the digital age a search feature replaces this function, and there is an easy search feature located at the top of every page.
The text is unbiased, even when addressing hot topics, and mostly free of errors. When referring to vitamin A as an antioxidant in various places - it should probably be corrected to either provitamin A or beta carotene.
Providing citations improves trust in the accuracy of the information. The text references the current Dietary Guidelines in most, but not all, places where it might be relevant. For example, in Ch 8 Energy, Table 8. In-text citations are used with full citations listed at the end of each section, along with working hyperlinks to the sources. The book does an excellent job of making the topic relevant to everyday lives.
Lifestyle diseases are discussed within the relevant chapters - for example, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are addressed in the carbohydrate chapter, and are referenced in other chapters where relevant, for example, obesity is again referenced in the Energy chapter. For example, when mentioning that there is evidence that vitamin C intake is linked to a reduced risk of certain cancers, it clarifies that the reduced risk is the result of eating foods naturally rich in vitamin C, not from supplements.
I really like that when discussing the DRI for carbs that they quality which carbs are better whole grains, fruit, veggies, etc and which ones to avoid highly processed junk when meeting recommendations. The book has good figures to illustrate the written text. Figures and photos were appropriate to help visualize concepts.
Learning Objectives are in a colored box at the beginning of each chapter. There are some inconsistencies with the Tools for Change vignettes - sometimes they are in a colored box, sometimes not. Within the text are vocabulary words that can be clicked on for the definition, but it seems to be limited. There is minimal self-referential text, so it would be relatively easy to reorganize different chapters.
Additionally, relevant information is reviewed for context in chapters where applicable, rather than referring back to previous chapters for the information. The book is very well organized and presented in a common basic nutrition order. It also has a comprehensive, hyperlinked table of contents, to include not only the main chapters but also the sub-chapters. The only part I found a little confusing is with the introduction for each chapter. It is not culturally insensitive in any way; in fact, I found it very culturally relevant to the audience in which it is geared.
The book is geared toward the people of Hawaii and greater Pacific, however, the vast majority of nutritional information is applicable to a wider audience.
As an OER resource, it could easily be adapted to other geographic areas or remove the specific mentions of Hawaii and the greater Pacific to make it more generic. Alternatively, it could be further adapted by adding other culturally relevant nutritional components for an inclusive classroom experience with this in mind, I can envision building an assignment around this idea for students to bring in their own cultural food and relate it to nutrition.
I really like this textbook for a course on basic nutrition. I plan to adapt it for my area and use it in my Principles of Nutrition course. This text provides a well-written table of contents, but has no index.
I enjoy how the authors I enjoy how the authors placed sources at the end of every page so the reader could look for further information as needed. This text covers basic nutrition well. It presents and discusses most relevant topics in nutrition. This a good basic textbook for a basic nutrition course. It provided practical nutrition tips that students can begin implementing in their everyday lives.
I do think this would be a good textbook to supplement my in-course lectures, discussions, and activities. I would like to have seen more detail when discussing chronic diseases and nutrition. As with all textbook materials, the information in this text will need to be updated as new dietary guidelines and recommendations are released.
This will not be difficult for me to do for my course as I believe that the updates will be easy to implement. As with all text, the material and sources in this text will need to be continually checked for relevance and timeliness.
All links will need to be checked to make sure they still work. The text is clearly written and provides description of nutrition terms for the reader as appropriate. This text is well developed as the materials are broken into chapter and smaller reading sections within the chapter. It is well organized and readable. I do believe that the content is presented in a logical manner; however, in my opinion, the content in Chapter Nutrition Applications would be better placed near the beginning of the book.
I would prefer to have the macronutrients carbohydrates, fat, protein discussed before the information on water. I would also like to have seen a description and discussion on organic farming and foods as they are hot topics in nutrition. The book did a nice job of reviewing basic anatomy and physiology for those student who may not have had those courses yet.
Personally, I would love to have video links embedded in the text. I can always add these to the material. I found no issues with the interface of the textbook. The images and graphics are used well throughout the textbook. I really enjoy how this text highlights the Hawaiian food culture. While this is not personally applicable to students in my state, I think is complements our cross cultural foods course another course taught in our program and think my students would enjoy learning more about their culture.
I did not find this textbook culturally insensitive or offensive in any way, but would like to have seen more inclusivity. Overall, I think this is a good textbook for a basic nutrition course and look forward to using it in the future. The text covers all of the topics I include in my level community college nutrition science course, but it lacks comprehensive sections about fad diets, eating disorders, and disordered eating.
It does not contain an index, glossary, or Comprehensiveness rating: 3 see less. It does not contain an index, glossary, or complete DRI tables DRI for specific nutrients are listed in their respective sections in chapters. It lacks a section covering evaluation of nutrition information, identifying misinformation, and appropriate nutrition experts and resources. I would like the section about dietary fiber expanded.
Calculation formulas or recommendations are presented without sample calculations. I have students apply what they're learning to their own intake through dietary recall assignment , which helps them learn the material while also making it relevant to their own lives.
Even with sample calculations, it can be a challenge to make the recommendations come to life. I did not note any inaccuracies except listing vitamin A as an antioxidant beta-carotene is not discussed.
The text was well-written and easy to read. New terms were explained, but a glossary would be helpful. The format was consistent throughout the text. Each chapter had an introduction, learning objectives, and short sections with subtitles.
The text is presented in short sections with subtitles. These provide for ease of reading and quick reference for assignments. In general, the topics were presented in a logical flow. I liked each chapter's introduction with an example relative to Hawaii'n culture, though most of my students would not relate to poi or ahi poke.
Chapter 12, Nutrition Applications, should be presented sooner. This then allows me to re-visit these topics in greater detail when I discuss each nutrient. It also encourages my students early on to begin thinking about healthful changes in their own lives. I also found it odd to cover sodium, potassium, and chloride in Chapter 3, Water and Electrolytes, rather than in Chapter 10, Major Minerals.
Sodium, potassium, and chloride are listed in the Chapter 10 introduction and summary table. As previously stated, I would have liked an expanded section or even a chapter about fad diets, body image, and eating disorders following the weight management information that's presented in Chapter 8. I enjoyed being able to use the search function to quickly access topics.
At first it was frustrating not to see where I had gone in the text until I accidentally learned to click the contents arrow and scroll down to see which chapter was open. This could be easily addressed with instructions to students. Likewise, I would instruct them to use control-F to search for terms within a chapter.
The text is not culturally offensive in any way. I enjoyed the focus on Hawaii'n culture. However, this is not inclusive of a variety of backgrounds. I teach in a rural area in Oregon, and most of my students live here.
Many of the food examples would not be relevant to them. Overall, I think it is a well-written and presented introductory nutrition science text. The authors have made good effort to answers these questions. Controversies relating to these perceptions can also be very much overcome by reading this book. Text also contains useful definitions in every chapter. There are separate glossary parts in between the topics. Pictorial presentation of the book is eye catching. Overall Nutrition concepts and controversies is a very useful and informative book.
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