Understanding Nutrition (15th Edition) – PDF

About The Author

Eleanor Noss Whitney

Dr. Eleanor Noss Whitney or Ellie Whitney grew up in New York City and earned her BA and Ph.D. degrees in English and Biology at Harvard and Washington Universities. She taught at Florida A&M University and Florida State University, wrote environmental weekly columns for the Tallahassee Democrat, and coauthored about a dozen college textbooks on health, nutrition, and related issues, many of which return in new versions on a regular basis.

She spent three decades traveling and studying the outdoors of Florida before co-authoring Priceless Florida: Natural Ecosystems And Native Species. Dr. Whitney also volunteers full-time with Citizens Climate Lobby, a nonpartisan national charity, now that she is retired and more concerned about climate change than any other problem.

Sharon Rady Rolfes

Professor Sharon Rady Rolfes is a founding member of Nutrition and Health Associates and a registered dietician nutritionist, an information resource center that maintains a research database on more than 1,000 nutrition-related topics. Ms. Rolfes has taught at Florida State University and coauthored several other college textbooks, including Understanding Normal And Clinical Nutrition 11th Edition. In addition to writing, she serves as a consultant for various educational projects. A member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ms. Rady Rolfes earned her MS in nutrition and food science from Florida State University.