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Contemporary Nutrition: A Functional Approach is designed for the related course on the subject following a unique sequence of discussion of vitamins and minerals organized according to their impact on the physiological functions of human body and health.The book is written assuming that students have minimal background knowledge about the subject and provides an ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. Student-friendly in its approach, it is aimed at dispelling common misconceptions around the topic and helps students gain a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.Salient Features:• More emphasis on the problems of over consumption of added sugars and less emphasis on problems from the consumption of dietary cholesterol.• Updates weight-loss medications, recommendations, and contraindications• The importance of balancing sodium and potassium to control blood pressure is highlighted in a new feature titled, Newsworthy Nutrition, and medications used to lower blood pressure are now outlined in the Medicine Cabinet feature• Tips that will help boost metabolism, burn more calories, and reduce extra body fat are listed• Targets and progress towards the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been updated