Nutrition For Dummies

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Updated with the latest available research and the new 2020-2025 Dietary GuidelinesIt'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!

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Utgivningsdatum2021-06-24
Mått188 x 231 x 33 mm
Vikt590 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor432
Upplaga7
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781119723905

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Carol Ann Rinzler is a former nutrition columnist for the New York Daily News and the author of more than 30 health-related books, including Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies, Heartburn and Reflux For Dummies, The New Complete Book of Food, the award-winning Estrogen and Breast Cancer: A Warning for Women, and Leonardo’s Foot, which the American Association for the Advancement of Science described as “some of the best writing about science for the non-scientist encountered in recent years.”

Introduction 1Part 1: Nutrition 101: The Basic Facts about Nutrition 5Chapter 1: Nutrition Equals Life: Knowing What to Eat to Get What You Need 7Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24/7 Food Factory 21Chapter 3: How Much Nutrition Do You Need? 31Chapter 4: Bigger But Not Better 41Chapter 5: Calories: Powering Up the Body 53Part 2: The Good Stuff in Your Food 63Chapter 6: Protein Power 65Chapter 7: Facing Facts on Fat and Cholesterol 77Chapter 8: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story 93Chapter 9: Alcohol: Another Form of Grape and Grain 109Chapter 10: Validating Vitamins 121Chapter 11: Making Mineral Magic 139Chapter 12: The Wonder of Water 155Chapter 13: Added Attractions: Supplements 167Part 3: Hunger, Health, and Habits 179Chapter 14: Why You Eat When You Eat 181Chapter 15: Why You Like the Foods You Like 193Chapter 16: Building Your New and Improved Healthful Diet 207Chapter 17: Choosing Wisely with Pyramids, Plates, and Patterns 221Chapter 18: Eating Smart When Eating Out 237Part 4: Food Processing 249Chapter 19: Praising Food Processing 251Chapter 20: Healthful and Delicious Heat 265Chapter 21: How Freezing, Canning, Drying, and Zapping Protect Your Food 283Chapter 22: Better Eating through Chemistry 295Part 5: Food and Medicine 309Chapter 23: When Food Fights Back 311Chapter 24: Brain Food 321Chapter 25: Food and Drug Interactions 341Chapter 26: Using Food as Medicine 349Part 6: The Part of Tens 359Chapter 27: Ten Reliable Food and Nutrition Websites 361Chapter 28: Ten Northern Nutrition Rules 367Chapter 29: Ten Superstar Foods 371Chapter 30: Ten Ways Coffee (and Tea) Make Life Better 377Chapter 31: Ten Terrific Foods Starting with the Letter P 383Appendix: Glossary of Nutrition Terms 391Index 401