After reading this chapter you will be able to:
- Define the term nutrition.
- Discuss why nutrition is important to health.
- List three Healthy People 2010 nutrition-related goals or objectives.
- Identify the six classes of nutrients essential for health.
- Compare and contrast the three energy nutrients.
- Explain how vitamins and minerals differ from each other.
- Identify the Dietary Reference Intakes for nutrients.
- List at least four sources of reliable and accurate nutrition information.
