Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Nutrition 13th Edition

This is my first digital college textbook. It is not the cheaper option but I wanted to try out the eBook option to see how I liked it. As a student, this book is a necessity.Pros: It is easier to carry vs. a huge college text book. You can also search specific topic or words to help you find something vs. flipping through trying to find where you read something. This also comes in handy with homework and the sort. Since it is on my kindle device I can carry it with me and read any where or any time I get the chance.Cons: I can only view it on one kindle device I initially chose my 6" which is a pain sometimes. I would like to be able to view on my other tablets and on my desktop at times. Be mindful of this when purchasing. You can not pull it up on all of your devices like other books. Also, I didn't like that the rental time wasn't the full semester I had to lengthen it and I don't get how you can pay more for more time but you can't choose to pay less for less time. I had this issue with another book that I chose not to rent because I had to rent for the full time and could not rent for just one month. It should be available to rent for whatever time you'd like. Luckily I had my schedule including final exam date available for Nutrition. I have classes I still don't have a final exam test date set up which would be a problem if I was choosing a Date for e-book and let it run out.Update: It has come in handy to have the e-book. Its nice to be able to catch up on reading anywhere but still frustrating to have it only available on one device and not on my others that I have Kindle on. Ugh. Right now my device went dead and I have my laptop here in the school library but can't access my book. Yes it is a pain. I didn't forget my book, it is right here, but i can not open it. Tip: Carry a charger.

I rented the Kindle edition and I am using this book for my nutrition class as part of the curriculum of addiction counseling. But it has so many interesting things that I am planing to buy it. I also have the hardcopy of this book which when finish with it I am planing to sell back. Is a very heavy book. Both books are with identical text up to now. But I prefer the Kindle edition because of the price and the ability of zooming for better reading. Unfortunate is not audiobook, like my others books on my Kindle. By reading this book, I finally understand why I gain so much weight and has been impossible to lose it no matter what I do. Now I see foods differently and when I go to do my grocery I do smart shopping by selecting nutrient value foods.Very good Book

Required for my college nutrition course. Good book, all though I didn't have to use it much so I am glad I rented it instead of purchasing. Good visual aids and clear descriptive information. I would recommend renting over buying due to the fact that this is a subject that is rapidly changing so some of the contained information could go out of date pretty quickly. Book was in good condition for rental, gently used but no writing or highlighting.

This was a very informative book that I needed for my nutrition course and I would not hesitate getting it again. My only problem is that I rented the Ebook version from Amazon on Jan 17th for around $80 for this semester. Now they are selling the very same Ebook for just $3 more??? I feel like I got ripped off somehow.

I like the book and the idea it is loose leaf so you can take out the pages easy, HOWEVER, you would think that for 128.00 they could at least include the binder with it! I had to go to the store and pay an additional sum for the binder. If you order this book, order a 2" binder for maximum room...I would give 5 stars if they had included the binder..even for an additional charge!

I'm not a fan of the yearly releases of Understanding Nutrition, as they usually contain the same exact guidelines as the past editions. The book itself is an easy read, especially for being a college textbook. The diagrams and tables also make a great visual aid to go along with the text.Just be aware that this book does not contain the media access code that most college students need along with the book. I'm not complaining, but it is a fact and might help others who are looking at buying this book from amazon and not their college bookstore. Amazon could make this a better deal by selling the media code separately or make a bundle deal with the book.

I had been looking for a great and easy to comprehend book on nutrition for a while. Understanding Nutrition ended up as the textbook required for my course in nutrition. Excellent and easy to comprehend textbook for the "non-scientific" student of nutrition. Chapters are about 25 pages long, with definitions for important words and concepts given in margins. A short "review it" of each section highlights concepts, and "study it" and "test it" pages for each chapter are at the end of the book to reinforce knowledge. Really happy with it.

It was snowing heavily the day the text book arrived. Our mail carrier wrapped the torn mailing envelope in 2 plastic grocery bags and hung it on the mailbox. So glad I noticed it and was able to retrieve the book right away. Fortunately the book stayed dry, although the gray filler made quite a mess -- was stuck in some pages.

i gave this five stars as it is easy to follow and covers a lot of ground. i particularly like the chemistry side and as i have not touched chemistry for 31 years i feel that the explanations are very clear. it's obviously rellated very much to North American nutrition but as the SAD has a stronghold in Europe, it's very good.

This is a must have book for anyone studying or working in the area of nutrition, dietetics and generally food presentation.

exellent