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Acknowledgements

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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

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