Basic Nutrition

Basic Nutrition
Author: Lori A. Smolin
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2009
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1438102186

This title explores the basics of nutrition, from vitamins and minerals to the major food groups. Readers are introduced to the body's metabolic process as well as to the "basics" of healthy eating.

Encyclopedia of Foods

Encyclopedia of Foods
Author: Experts from Dole Food Experts from Dole Food Company
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2002-01-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080530877

The Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition is a definitive resource for what to eat for maximum health as detailed by medical and nutritional experts. This book makes the connection between health, disease, and the food we eat. The Encyclopedia describes more than 140 foods, providing information on their history, nutrient content, and medical uses. The Encyclopedia also describes the "fit kitchen", including the latest in food safety, equipment and utensils for preparing fit foods, and ways to modify favorite recipes to ensure health and taste. - Details healthy eating guidelines based on the RDA food pyramid - Provides scientific basis and knowledge for specific recommendations - Beautifully illustrated - Extensive list of reliable nutrition resources - Describes the fit kitchen from the latest in food safety to equipment and utensils for preparing fit foods to ways to modify favorite recipes to ensure health and taste

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
Author: Walter Willett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1501164775

In this national bestseller based on Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health research, Dr. Willett explains why the USDA guidelines--the famous food pyramid--are not only wrong but also dangerous.

Jane Brody's Nutrition Book

Jane Brody's Nutrition Book
Author: Jane E. Brody
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 588
Release: 1981
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780393014297

A guide to nutrition emphasizing good eating habits to preserve good health.

Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics Complete Food And Nutrition Guide, 5th Ed

Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics Complete Food And Nutrition Guide, 5th Ed
Author: Roberta Duyff
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 817
Release: 2017-04-18
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0544520599

The newest edition of the most trusted nutrition bible. Since its first, highly successful edition in 1996, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide has continually served as the gold-standard resource for advice on healthy eating and active living at every age and stage of life. At once accessible and authoritative, the guide effectively balances a practical focus with the latest scientific information, serving the needs of consumers and health professionals alike. Opting for flexibility over rigid dos and don’ts, it allows readers to personalize their own paths to healthier living through simple strategies. This newly updated Fifth Edition addresses the most current dietary guidelines, consumer concerns, public health needs, and marketplace and lifestyle trends in sections covering Choices for Wellness; Food from Farm to Fork; Know Your Nutrients; Food for Every Age and Stage of Life; and Smart Eating to Prevent and Manage Health Issues.

The Men's Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition

The Men's Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition
Author: Editors of Men's Health Magazi
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-12-21
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1609617576

In the aisles of the grocery store, the menus of chain restaurants, even in one's own refrigerator, confusion about how to eat right reigns: Is low-carb good or is carbo-loading the better way to go? Fat-free or sugar-free? And when did those dreaded eggs become a health food? Americans are hungrier than ever for clear-cut answers to their most perplexing food questions, but a private nutritionist or a membership in a diet club are expensive luxuries. What you really need is an authoritative, encyclopedic source at your fingertips. The Men's Health Big Book of Nutrition is the ultimate guide to shopping, dining, and cooking for bigger flavor-and a leaner body. It answers the ongoing demand for definitive information about the food we eat and taps into a readership hungry for final-word answers. Filled with easy-to-swallow eating strategies--and backed by groundbreaking studies and interviews with the world's most authoritative nutrition researchers--The Men's Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition will help you discover just how easy it is to unlock the power of food and stay healthy for life.

Mindful Eating 101

Mindful Eating 101
Author: Susan Albers, Psy.D.
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2013-01-11
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 113542439X

In this book, Dr. Susan Albers, brings her unique approach to college students, their parents, and college staff. Using the principles of mindfulness, Dr. Albers presents a guide to healthy eating and self acceptance that will help readers navigate the weight obsessed, diet crazed, high pressured, fast food saturated college environment, establishing patterns of eating that will form the groundwork for a healthier life well beyond college. More than a new diet book or collection of superficial self-affirmations, this book gets at issues such as the importance of making informed choices and the value of self acceptance and good health.

Eat, Play, and be Healthy

Eat, Play, and be Healthy
Author: W. Allan Walker
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780071441865

Provides comprehensive advice on creating healthy eating habits and includes a number of recipes for nutritious foods that children will enjoy.

Nutrition and Eating Disorders

Nutrition and Eating Disorders
Author: Lori A. Smolin
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2009
Genre: Moral education
ISBN: 1438102194

Western society's obsession with dieting and weight management goes hand in hand with an increasing number of eating disorders.