Health & Fitness : Diets

No counting calories No carb restriction No complex menus No special workouts Finally, a medically proven way to change your relationship with food forever--no diet or exercise required! This revolutionary book reveals how to literally think yourself thin: by simply and easily training your brain to automatically crave healthy foods in the proper portions. more...

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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. more...

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Specialists from Asia and the west look at a wide range of traditional Asian functional foods those known to provide health benefits in addition to nutrition including their sources; history; functionality; chemical, physical, and physiological properties; health benefits; mechanisms of anti-oxidant action; anti-cancer and anti-aging properties; an more...

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Dr. David Nathan was one of the lead researchers of the landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. It scientifically proved that the right program of nutrition and exercise can prevent diabetes in people on the brink of the disease. The same lessons can have a major effect in those who already have diabetes. Approximately 800,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year in the United States, and that number continues to rise sharply. The results of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial received enormous media attention because this approach to lifestyle change offers real hope to the vast and growing number of people with prediabetes (40 million in the United States alone) and those with type 2 diabetes (16 million). Now, in Beating Diabetes , Dr. Nathan teams up with fellow Harvard Medical School expert Linda Delahanty to arm people at high risk for developing diabetes and those with type 2 diabetes with the first complete, clinically proven program of its kind. Readers get:.:.; Step-by-step, proven techniques to help them make real and lasting lifestyle changes by eating better and exercising regularly without becoming a health nut or spending hours in the gym.; Tasty, easy-to-prepare recipes and daily meal plans from the chief dietitian at the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center.; Guidelines for developing diabetes-busting exercise routines appropriate to all ages and fitness levels.; Help in identifying unhealthy, diabetes-promoting behaviors along with expert guidance on making crucial lifestyle changes and sticking with them. more...

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Learn more about Diets and Nutrition with this comprehensive Encyclopedia. Diets, food components, essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals, appetite, allergies,. eating disorders, and cleansing recipes are explained in details. Audience. Intended for everyone interested in diet and nutrition. Features.:.; Over 60 Popular Diets are explained in details.; The concepts of dieting and nutrition are explained in simple terms.; Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page.; Search for the words or phrases.; Add Bookmarks.; Designed for optimal navigation on PDA, Smartphone, Tablet, and desktop devices.; Formatted to display on all electronic devices including Smartphones and Mobile Devices with a small display.; Text annotation and mark-up.; Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You. could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized. Table of Contents. Diets: Popular Diets | Who's on Which Diet? | Cleansing Recipes. Healthy diet: Dietary Choices | Eating | Dieting. Nutrition: Overview | History | Nutrients | Amino acids | Vitamins |. Fatty acids | Sugars | Intestinal bacterial flora | Phytochemicals | Longevity. | Industry and food processing. Guidelines for Nutrient Consumption: Calorie | Traditional Food Pyramid. | MyPyramid | Serving size | Reference Daily Intake | Dietary Reference Intake. | Food labeling | Nutritional Facts Panel | Glycemic index. Essential nutrients: Vitamins: History | Human vitamins | Nutrition. | Deficiencies | Overdose | Supplements | Minerals: Bulk | Trace | Food sources. Appetite: Regulation | Effector | Sensor | Role in disease | Pharmacology. Food allergy: Signs and symptoms | The Big Eight | Diagnosis | Pathophysiology. | Causes | Treatment | Statistics | Differing views | In children | Labeling. laws. Eating disorders: Binge eating disorder | Anorexia nervosa | Bulimia. nervosa | Night eating syndrome | Eating disorder not more...

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