Nutrition for Dummiesï¿½

Name: Nutrition for Dummiesï¿½
Price: 3.74 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780470932315

ISBN-10: 0470932317

ISBN-13: 9780470932315

Edition: 5th 2011

Authors: Carol Ann Rinzler

List price: $15.99

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

4 new & used from $3.74

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Get the facts on good nutrition, slim down, and feel greatYou've been hearing it since you were a little kid: "You are what you eat." But unlike most adages you've long since debunked, this wise saying is true! Good nutrition is the key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and lifelong good health no matter how you slice it.Nutrition For Dummies is a one-size-fits-all guide to nutrition for anyone who may have fallen asleep in health class, wants to brush up on what they already know, or is looking to keep up-to-speed on the latest guidelines and research. It shows you how to manage your diet so you get the most bang (nutrients) for your buck (calories) and gives you the skinny on…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 5/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Carol Ann Rinzler is the author of numerous books including "Are You At Risk?"; "Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever"; & "The New Complete Book of Food" for Facts On File/Checkmark Books. She has also written "Nutrition for Dummies", as well as numerous magazine articles & columns on nutrition & diet. She is currently writing a weekly column on nutrition for the Sunday Daily News & lives in New York City.



Introduction



The Basic Facts about Nutrition



Whatï¿½ï¿½ï¿½s Nutrition, Anyway?



Digestion: The 24/7 Food Factory



Calories: The Energizers



Big, Bigger, Biggest: The Growing American Body



How Much Nutrition Do You Need?



A Supplemental Story



What You Get from Food



Powerful Protein



Facing Facts on Fat and Cholesterol



Carbohydrates: A Complex Story



Alcohol: Another Form of Grape and Grain



Vigorous Vitamins



Mighty Minerals



Water Works



Healthy Eating



Why You Eat When You Eat



Why You Like the Foods You Like



Building a Healthful Diet



Making Wise Food Choices



Eating Smart When Eating Out



Food Processing



What Is Food Processing?



Cooking and Nutrition



What Happens When Food Is Frozen, Canned, Dried, or Zapped



Better Eating through Chemistry



Food and Medicine



When Food Gives You Hives



Brain Food



Food and Drug Interactions



Using Food as Medicine



The Part of Tens



Ten or So Nutrition Web Sites



Ten or So Superstar Foods



Ten Terrifi c Foods Starting with the Letter P



Ten Easy Ways to Cut Calories


Index