Health & Fitness : Nutrition

Daily hands-on help for healthier eating from the ADA, the definitive authority on nutrition While health-minded consumers may know the basics about healthy eating and exercise, it's putting those facts to good use that poses the real challenge. The American Dietetic Association shows the way with this collection of practical hints, tips, and strategies€“one for each day of the year€“for keeping healthy eating and regular exercise at the top of the agenda, including: Easy ways to blend nutrition with great taste Quick tips for smart shopping, menu choices, and food preparation More than 60 simple, flavorful recipes for meals and snacks from breakfast treats and savory salads to delectable dips and desserts With nearly 70,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals in the world. Roberta Larson Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS (St. Louis, MO), is a registered dietitian and Fellow of the American Dietetic Association. She is the author of the American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide (0471441449) and more than 20 other books on healthy eating and living. 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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Self-manage debilitating digestive disorders through dietary choices One of the most important ways to self-manage gastrointestinal disorders such as gas, constipation, heartburn, or irritable bowel syndrome is to choose the right foods to eat. Backed by the imprimatur of the American Dietetic Association, this guide teaches how to analyze one's diet in order to identify the negative and positive impact certain food choices can have on a digestive condition. It also points out the most common dietary mistakes people make in an attempt to manage gastrointestinal disorders, indicating how to make the best, most comfortable food choices in order to embark on the road to digestive health. 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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Kastner's Chinese Nutrition Therapy is an excellent introduction to Chinese dietetics for both, students and practitioners of Chinese medicine. - I wholeheartedly endorse his book. Nigel Wiseman For millennia, the Chinese have taught that a healthy, appropriate diet is an integral part of maintaining good health and healing myriad disorders, from the common cold and morning sickness to heart disease and diabetes. more...

Price: $44.95