Understanding Nutrition

Price: $259.95 - $30.44
(as of Aug 09, 2025 05:32:34 UTC – Details)


More than one million readers make UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION the best-selling introductory nutrition book on the market today! Now in its 14th Edition, this book maintains the quality and support that discerning readers demand in nutrition applications and science that are ideal at introductory levels. New and updated topics refresh every chapter, along with the emphasis on active learning, assignable content, and integrated resources that help you advance your knowledge and career. Connecting with you through an approachable writing style, UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION, 14th Edition includes twenty chapters on topics such as diet planning, macronutrients, vitamins and minerals, diet and health, fitness, life span nutrition, food safety, and world hunger, among others. Combined with a carefully developed art program and a variety of interactive activities, UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION, 14th Edition continues to set the standard for introductory nutrition texts.

From the Publisher

This product is included in a Cengage Unlimited subscription

With Cengage Unlimited You Can

With a Cengage Unlimited subscription you get all your Cengage access codes and online textbooks, online homework and study tools for one price per semester, no matter how many Cengage classes you take.

Access All Your Cengage Online Platforms

This includes all your courses on faculty-assigned Cengage online platforms like MindTap, WebAssign, CengageNOWv2, SAM, iLrn, OWLv2, and OpenNow.

All For Only One Price Per Semester

No matter how many Cengage access codes you need or online textbooks and study tools you use, the price of Cengage Unlimited stays the same.

What’s included in Cengage Unlimited?

Get all your Cengage access codes for platforms like MindTap, WebAssign, CengageNowv2, SAM, OWLv2 and OpenNowAccess to the online version of your textbook + our full library A lower cost hardcopy textbook rental with each access code, available within the 50 statesNew study tools including online homework, flashcards, test prep and study guidesA career center where you can boost your job skills, explore career options and build your resume

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cengage Learning
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2015
Edition ‏ : ‎ 14th
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 687 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 128587434X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1285874340
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 1 x 12 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #151,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #19 in Nutrition (Books) #131 in Biology & Life Sciences
Customer Reviews: 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 705 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });