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    This Open Educational Resource textbook has been adapted from:

    OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology // CC BY 4.0

    • Chapter 2 The Human Body

    An Introduction to Human Nutrition // CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

    • Chapter 1 Basic Concepts in Nutrition
    • Chapter 3 Water and Electrolytes
    • Chapter 4 Carbohydrates
    • Chapter 5 Lipids
    • Chapter 6 Protein
    • Chapter 8 Energy
    • Chapter 12 Nutrition Applications
    • Chapter 13 Lifespan Nutrition From Pregnancy to the Toddler Years
    • Chapter 14 Lifespan Nutrition During Childhood and Adolescence
    • Chapter 15 Lifespan Nutrition in Adulthood
    • Chapter 17 Food Safety
    • Chapter 18 Nutritional Issues

    Chapters and sections were borrowed and adapted from the above existing OER textbooks on human nutrition. Without these foundational texts, a lot more work would have been required to complete this project. Mahalo (thank you) to those who shared before us.

    All other content should include the following attribution statement:

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Human Nutrition by the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Food Science and Human Nutrition Program. Download this book for free at: pressbooks.oer.hawaii.edu/humannutrition/

    This Open Educational Resource textbook was also inspired by:

    Kansas State University Human Nutrition | goo.gl/vOAnR // CC BY 3.0

    Edited and Reviewed by

    Carolyn Donohoe-Mather – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Chapter reviewer

    Cecille Farnum — Ryerson University, Copyeditor

    Changqi Leu — San Diego State University, Chapter reviewer

    Billy Meinke — University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Project manager

    Paula Parslow — Private, Copyeditor

    Trina Robertson — Saddleback College, Chapter reviewer

    Allison Tepper — American University, Chapter reviewer

    Front Cover Photo

    Noa Kekuewa Lincoln / CC BY 4.0

    Special Thanks to

    Bill Chismar – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Dean of Outreach College

    The Children’s Healthy Living Summer Institute – University of Hawai’i at Mānoa