Connections: Food, Nutrition, Health and Wellness is an introductory nutrition textbook designed for non-nutrition majors as well as allied health majors. The textbook covers all the essential nutrients and their relationship to your body's functioning and well-being. The textbook also includes the latest information regarding nutrition information for the public sector such as the Dietary Guidelines and the new Nutrition Labeling guidelines. Connections is set apart from other introductory nutrition textbooks by the inclusion of chapters on acute and chronic diseases associated with nutrition care. An additional feature of the textbook is a study guide in each Chapter that focuses on a comprehensive review of terminology, individual and group activities, a case study, and lastly a practice test.