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Nutrition For Dummies
Carol Ann Rinzler (Author)
9781119723905, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 24 June 2021
432 pages
22.9 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.567 kg
Updated with the latest available research and the new 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines It's a scientific fact: You really are what you eat. Good nutrition is your meal-ticket to staying sleek, healthy, and strong—both physically and mentally. Nutrition For Dummies, 7th Edition is a complete guide that shows you how to maintain a healthy weight, promote health, and prevent chronic disease. This book gives you the know-how to put together a shopping list, prepare healthy foods, and easily cut calories. Along the way, there's up-to-the-minute guidance for building a nutritious diet at every stage of life from toddler time to your Golden Years. Enjoy!
Introduction 1 Part 1: Nutrition 101: The Basic Facts about Nutrition 5 Chapter 1: Nutrition Equals Life: Knowing What to Eat to Get What You Need 7 Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24/7 Food Factory 21 Chapter 3: How Much Nutrition Do You Need? 31 Chapter 4: Bigger But Not Better 41 Chapter 5: Calories: Powering Up the Body 53 Part 2: The Good Stuff in Your Food 63 Chapter 6: Protein Power 65 Chapter 7: Facing Facts on Fat and Cholesterol 77 Chapter 8: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story 93 Chapter 9: Alcohol: Another Form of Grape and Grain 109 Chapter 10: Validating Vitamins 121 Chapter 11: Making Mineral Magic 139 Chapter 12: The Wonder of Water 155 Chapter 13: Added Attractions: Supplements 167 Part 3: Hunger, Health, and Habits 179 Chapter 14: Why You Eat When You Eat 181 Chapter 15: Why You Like the Foods You Like 193 Chapter 16: Building Your New and Improved Healthful Diet 207 Chapter 17: Choosing Wisely with Pyramids, Plates, and Patterns 221 Chapter 18: Eating Smart When Eating Out 237 Part 4: Food Processing 249 Chapter 19: Praising Food Processing 251 Chapter 20: Healthful and Delicious Heat 265 Chapter 21: How Freezing, Canning, Drying, and Zapping Protect Your Food 283 Chapter 22: Better Eating through Chemistry 295 Part 5: Food and Medicine 309 Chapter 23: When Food Fights Back 311 Chapter 24: Brain Food 321 Chapter 25: Food and Drug Interactions 341 Chapter 26: Using Food as Medicine 349 Part 6: The Part of Tens 359 Chapter 27: Ten Reliable Food and Nutrition Websites 361 Chapter 28: Ten Northern Nutrition Rules 367 Chapter 29: Ten Superstar Foods 371 Chapter 30: Ten Ways Coffee (and Tea) Make Life Better 377 Chapter 31: Ten Terrific Foods Starting with the Letter P 383 Appendix: Glossary of Nutrition Terms 391 Index 401
Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]
