The New Nutrition: From Antioxidants to Zucchini

Confused by today’s many nutritional choices?
Mystified by the vast world of vitamins and supplements?
Having trouble separating truth from myth in nutritional claims?

Now you can cut through false and confusing information with one of the most comprehensive, exciting, and reputable sources of nutrition information available today. The New Nutrition: From Antioxidants to Zucchini will help you combine the right foods, vitamins, and supplements to create the nutritional balance that’s right for you.

Noted nutrition expert Felicia Busch has painstakingly researched and detailed the latest developments in the world of nutrition, integrating the expertise of respected researchers, specialists, and nutrition scientists. The New Nutrition provides:

• A complete guide to essential whole foods and supplements, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, and alternative approaches
• A balanced discussion of the pros and cons of traditional and nontraditional diets such as Ayurveda, macrobiotics, vegan, and The Zone
• The latest information on nutritional therapies for a variety of conditions, including AIDS, Alzheimer’s, cancer, migraines, PMS, and osteoporosis
• References to key studies, related web sites, hotline numbers, "nutrition actions," and other self-assessment tools to help you pursue good nutritional habits on your own
• Herbal supplements arginine, SAM-e, and other alternatives web sites, hotlines, and nutrition resources dietary recommendations for preventing and treating specific conditions

Small changes in your diet can add up to huge health benefits. If you can’t tell your A from your B12, or even if you are well versed in nutrition and alternative medicine, The New Nutrition will supply much more than the recommended daily allowance of dietary information, allowing you to eat better and feel better.

In The New Nutrition you’ll learn how to:

• Use vitamins, minerals, alternative supplements, and herbal products properly
• Master the art of being a better nutrition consumer
• Spot quacks and false claims
• Separate "junk science" from real science
• Decipher labeling lingo, such as "reduced," "low," and "free"
• Find out which common food additives can affect your health