# Project Archive: The Science of Human Nutrition

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# The Science of Human Nutrition

Subject: Nutrition

Book Language: English

Audience: 100-level/undergraduate

Book Cover: [http://pressbooks.oer.hawaii.edu/humannutrition/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/uh-oer-cover-human-nutritionv211-350x453.jpg](http://pressbooks.oer.hawaii.edu/humannutrition/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/uh-oer-cover-human-nutritionv211-350x453.jpg)

Created date: November 19, 2019

Updated date: May 18, 2020

License:

- Attribution

Needs:

- Adopters
- Followers
- Ancillaries Contributors

## Description:

This textbook serves as an introduction to nutrition for undergraduate students and is the OER textbook for the FSHN 185 The Science of Human Nutrition course at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. The book covers basic concepts in human nutrition, key information about essential nutrients, basic nutritional assessment, and nutrition across the lifespan.

## Short Description:

This textbook serves as an introduction to nutrition for undergraduate students and is the OER textbook for the FSHN 185 The Science of Human Nutrition course at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. The book covers basic concepts in human nutrition, key information about essential nutrients, basic nutritional assessment, and nutrition across the lifespan.

## Outline

### Basic Concepts in Nutrition: What and why do we eat?

### The Human Body: What happens to the food we eat?

### Energy: Food is fuel

### Basic Nutrition Assessments: How do we evaluate nutritional status?

### Water and Electrolytes

### Carbohydrates

### Lipids

### Protein

### Alcohol

### Vitamins

### Minerals

### Nutritional Recommendations: How much of what foods should we eat?

### Lifespan Nutrition: Food for life

### Performance Nutrition

### Food Safety: Keeping food from biting back

### Nutritional Issues: Global problems

## Resources

- [Human Nutrition](http://pressbooks.oer.hawaii.edu/humannutrition/)
- [List of Related OER in Nutrition](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1frjtl1HIQnyt7U3w3M9nze2JYkOVCSJNfub5iUF-x60/edit?usp=sharing)
- [Copyediting and Review Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LQlCrzEebPhHQ3wkF2WBjZ_QyXA1br-4jwZRJg-EZeM/edit)

## Participants

- @wmeinke
- @megdcu
- @paulapreads
- @cfarnum
- @kmwoodward
- @sara.ducey
- @normant
- @changqi.liu
- @zoe
- @jaysnoddy