Synopsis
This comprehensive and accessible home medical reference offers solid mainstream advice on foods, eating, and nutrition. The expected basics are here: an explanation of the Body Mass Index, how to read food labels, etc., along with explanations of things such as food radicals, electrolytes, and potassium. The authors take care to explode myths about food, such as the one that sugar causes diabetes, and they include advice on life style issues that relate to the topic. They also offer inventive ideas and suggestions--for example, on alternatives to the usual choices in fruits. What stands out about the guide is its excellent use of sidebars, charts, and tables that can be digested in small bits. Two features that are both creative and helpful are: "The facts are" and "Have You Ever Wondered?" Special aspects of the book include the sections based on age and life stages where the editors offer advice on nutrition for babies, toddlers, children, women, and the mature. There is also a section on special issues: athletes, vegetarians, food sensitivities and allergies, eating to prevent disease, and supplements. This phonebook-size guide is fun to browse in, and will reward return visits. The portions are large, information-wise, and the reader comes away better informed and better equipped to live a healthier life. Though there is a lot to know about nutrition, it is not rocket science. This one-stop should serve most household needs.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2002-08-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 658 pages | | Height: | 10.5 in | | Width: | 8.8 in | | Thickness: | 2.2 in | | Weight: | 54.7 oz |
Publisher's Note
- Latest healthy eating guidelines
- Foods and strategies for your good health
- Nutritional advice for every age and stage of life
A lifetime of sound, easy, and positive advice on healthy eating––from the world’s foremost authority on food and nutrition
The choices you make every day about food, nutrition, and health can have a major impact on your life. To find the most reliable nutrition information and sound advice in achieving optimal health, look no further. This comprehensive book from the American Dietetic Association explains everything you need to know about eating healthy, with simple, practical tips and flexible guidelines designed to help you choose nutritious, flavorful, and fun foods to suit your needs and lifestyle at any age.
This revised edition of American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide offers the most up-to-date nutrition information for the whole family, including the latest USDA dietary guidelines. This fully revised, quick-access guide features:
- New chapters on the use and abuse of supplements and on nutrition and health conditions, including Syndrome X, adult and childhood diabetes, and food-drug interactions
- An expanded chapter on women’s health and nutrition that covers breast cancer, fibromyalgia, and the link between folic acid and heart disease
- The latest on food-borne bacteria and ways to prevent food-borne illness
- Guidance in making the right food choices in restaurants
- Practical tips for parents on making sure their child is eating right
- What you need to know about food and water safety
- USDA, American Heart Association, and American Cancer Society guidelines, as well as the DASH "blood-pressure-lowering" diet
- Up-to-date information on food labeling and food allergens and intolerances, including celiac disease
- Help in finding and evaluating online nutrition
- More on managing body weight, the truth about fad diets, and controlling emotional overeating
- And much more
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