American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide

* 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 brand-new edition of the bestselling American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide offers the most up-to-date nutrition information for the whole family. From the healthiest baby food to eating well in the golden years, this fully revised, quick-access guide features: * New chapters on the use and abuse of supplements (including herbals and other botanicals) and on nutrition and health conditions (including Syndrome X and 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 * Help for making the right food choices in restaurants * Facts about functional foods and phytonutrients for health, and nutritious ethnic food choices * What you need to know about food and water safety * American Heart Association, USDA, 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 * More on managing body weight, the truth about today?s popular diets, and controlling emotional overeating * Ways to blend nutrition with great taste?in fun, easy ways * And much more

Health, Fitness & Dieting

American Dietetic Association (ADA)

Duyff

Nutrition

wiley

A lifetime of sound advice on healthful eating—from the world’s foremost authority on food and nutrition. The American Dietetic Association has analyzed the newest nutrition research to provide reliable answers to all your food and nutrition questions. This comprehensive and easy-to-use book does more than list scientific facts—it shows how to translate them into healthy food choices that fit any lifestyle. Filled with practical tips and guidelines for all ages—from choosing the healthiest baby food to eating well in the golden years—The American Dietetic Association’s Complete Food & Nutrition Guide makes healthful nutrition advice interesting and easy to follow. This Interactive, Personalized Guide Provides Quick Access to Nutrition Information for the Whole Family, Including:  Safe and sane ways to lose weight Low-fat fast food and restaurant tips Meeting the unique nutrition needs of women, children, teens, and the elderly How to decipher health claims in the headlines Top nutrition tips for sports and exercise The latest information on vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidants. How to protect against foodborne illness How to maximize nutrition with fewer calories And much more!  Also included are the new USDA Dietary Guidelines, kitchen nutrition tips, "Real Life Nutrition" stories, and nutrition check-ups. With nearly 70,000 members, The American Dietetic Association is the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals in the world. "This is a truly comprehensive, easy-to-read guide for the whole family. It is a wonderful resource for healthy meal planning." Jeanne Jones, syndicated columnist Cook It Light, author, lecturer, and consultant "The American Dietetic Association’s Complete Food & Nutrition Guide…may be the ultimate healthy-eating primer. How often can it be said of a book that it may extend your life?" Fitness Magazine "This is a wealth of information—chock-full of practical tips and very reader-friendly. Should be on everyone’s bookshelf." Evelyn Tribole, RD, nutrition columnist and best-selling author

The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food & Nutrition Guide

Duyff, Roberta Larson

Diets & Weight Loss

The authoritative, concise guide to eating a balanced vegetarian diet?from the source America turns to for food and nutrition advice. Whether you choose a vegetarian eating style for ethical, spiritual, or health reasons, Being Vegetarian can help. This easy-to-use guide has everything you need to eat healthful meals centered around plant foods?including tips on menu planning, meat and dairy replacers, and dining out. Learn how to: 
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<li>Make the switch to a vegetarian diet</li> <li>Choose foods for maximum nutrition and taste</li> <li>Easily adapt your favorite recipes to vegetarian</li> <li>Help your kids eat right?at every age</li> </ul>

Being Vegetarian (The Nutrition Now Series)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Vegetarian & Vegan

The Truth About Carbohydrates Are carbohydrates fattening? Does sugar make kids hyperactive? Are fiber supplements just as good as the real thing? The questions and myths surrounding carbohydrates abound. But with this book, The American Dietetic Association sets the record straight. You will discover: * How carbohydrates affect your weight, mood, and physical performance * How fiber helps to reduce the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems * Why high-protein diets are based on pseudo-science * Why high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets are best for weight loss and weight management * How to get the optimum amount of carbohydrates every day * And much more! This book not only will help you understand the role of carbohydrates in diet and health, it will guide you in planning a healthful diet for you and your family.

Carbohydrates: What You Need to Know

Trade Paper Press

The Definitive Book on Reducing Fat From the Experts The Country Turns to for Nutrition Advice. The American Dietetic Association, the largest and most prestigious organization of food and nutrition professionals in the world, has created the definitive guide for lowering fat in everything we eat--without sacrificing the taste--and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. By decreasing your fat intake to 30 percent of calories or less, you can dramatically reduce not only your waistline, but also your chances of heart disease, hypertension, stroke, cancer and other lifestyle related illnesses. This book will show you how. Skim the Fat dispels common myths and misconceptions about fat and cholesterol and offers up-to-date and valuable information, including:* Guidelines for balancing food choices* Why fat is a necessary nutrient* Specific guidelines about how much and what type of fat to eat* How to become a supermarket fat sleuth* How to choose low-fat restaurant, ethnic, and fast foodsComplete with a toll-free hotline number for answers to your nutrition questions, this clear and practical guide also offers simple and innovative low-fat cooking techniques, a fat IQ quiz, lean and luscious recipes, and tips for recipe makeovers. "Skim the Fat is the perfect 'how-to' guide for people who want to reduce fat without reducing taste. Useful tips, helpful hints and reliable information about the role of diet in overall health make this an important book for everyone concerned about their nutrition. Buy this book and let the food and nutrition experts help you cut the fat, not the fun! " --Doris Derelian, President, The American Dietetic Association

Skim the Fat: A Practical and Up-to-Date Food Guide

The Truth About Carbohydrates Are carbohydrates fattening? Does sugar make kids hyperactive? Are fiber supplements just as good as the real thing? The questions and myths surrounding carbohydrates abound. But with this book, The American Dietetic Association sets the record straight. You will discover:* How carbohydrates affect your weight, mood, and physical performance* How fiber helps to reduce the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems* Why high-protein diets are based on pseudo-science* Why high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets are best for weight loss and weight management* How to get the optimum amount of carbohydrates every day* And much more!This book not only will help you understand the role of carbohydrates in diet and health, it will guide you in planning a healthful diet for you and your family.

Carbohydrates: What You Need to Know (The Nutrition Now Series, 4)

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