Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book

It is very user friendly, an abundance of information on nutrition and how your body responds to it. It has almost every food you can eat has a value for it, even fast food ones are in here. Very helpful, will be keeping and not selling back.

I purchased this book for a college class. The writing is easy enough to follow, but I am guessing that will make little difference in the decision of most people to purchase this book since it will be the one required for the class they are taking.

Sweet Jesus, $180 for a reference book? GAH! MANY other excellent books out there with the same information for less than 1/10th the money, so...if you HAVE to have this one for a class or something, it will suffice, but...ask your teacher if they'll allow a used copy of Gordon M. Wardlaw's "Contemporary Nutrition 8th ed.", which can be had online (perhaps even on this site...) for $15-$20.

Remember the immortal words of Agent J, "Because...damn...."

'nuff said. ;)

The picture is the picture of the actual textbook. What this party is selling is a work book. Not even a study guide. The work book is sold for $10 at my bookstore. Thanks for ripping off struggling college students. Complete waste of $50.

Interesting information about health and health issues. Also great information about what we eat and what we should be aware of what is in our foods today. Information about reading labels and understanding what I am reading on the ingredient list. Simple explanations about how our bodies work with food, and digestion process.

Received the book in perfect condition and right in time for when my class started! It's a very informative book and is a really great resource for anyone trying to make healthy choices in their life.

Excellent read. Easy to comprehend which is saying a lot for typical text books. I started renting it and ended up just paying for it because it's worth it. Great understanding of nutrition and the way our body digests it. Whether for school or personal education I recommend this for a read.

This is an excellent book and I would even recommend it if it is not required for any class. Has a lot of helpful information, easily digestible material. Excellent for those, without medical/scientific background.

I have read many books on nutrition but this book is unique in presentation, subject matter and readability. The author leads you so gently into understanding complex concepts. I found myself anticipating chapters.