Note: This is an UK version with measurements in metric system.
In this fully updated second edition, expert dieticians Sue Baic and Nigel Denby provide no-nonsense advice, equipping you with all the information you need to make informed decisions about your diet. The book acts as a sound reference point if you want to know the facts about food, and debunks the myths behind fad diets.
Nutrition For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides a detailed understanding of the nutritional breakdown of different food groups and examines the relationship food has with one’s physical and mental wellbeing. The book also advises you on how to establish healthy eating patterns and how to maximise the health benefits of what you eat.
This new edition includes approx 20% new and updated material, including new chapters on nutrition in institutions and how to eat healthily on the go. New content also includes up-to-date health guidelines and government policies, information on probiotics and over the counter weight loss drugs, plus advice on how to eat well on a budget.
Nutrition For Dummies, 2nd Edition includes:
Part I: The Basic Facts about Nutrition
Chapter 1: What’s Nutrition, Anyway?
Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24-Hour Food Factory
Chapter 3: Why You Eat What You Eat and Like What You Like
Part II: What You Get from Food
Chapter 4: Powerful Protein
Chapter 5: The Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol
Chapter 6: Calories: The Energisers
Chapter 7: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story
Chapter 8: The Alcohol Truth: The Whole Truth
Chapter 9: Vigorous Vitamins
Chapter 10: Mighty Minerals
Chapter 11: Phabulous Phytochemicals
Chapter 12: Water Works
Part III: Healthy Eating
Chapter 13: What Is a Healthy Diet?
Chapter 14: Making Wise Food Choices
Chapter 15 : Ensuring Good Nutrition Whoever You Are
NEW! Chapter 16: Eating in Institutions
NEW! Chapter 17: Being Nutritionally Savvy on the Go
Part IV: Processed Food
Chapter 18: What Is Processed Food?
Chapter 19: Cooking and Keeping Food
Chapter 20: Weird Science: Examining Food Additives
Part V: Food and Health
Chapter 21: Food and Allergies
Chapter 22: Food and Mood
Chapter 23: Food and Medicine
Chapter 24: Food and Dietary Supplements
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 25: Ten Nutrition Web Sites You Can Trust
Chapter 26: Ten Superfoods
Chapter 27: Ten Fad Diets: The Truth Behind the Headlines
Publisher : For Dummies; 2nd edition (January 1, 2012)
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 0470972769
ISBN-13 : 978-0470972762
Item Weight : 1.65 pounds
Dimensions : 7.34 x 0.88 x 9.2 inches
In the endless world of books on diet planning and supplement needs …
… there is one straight-forward book which gives you honest information and debunks myths.“The Only Supplements You Need to Truly Help Achieve Your Fitness & Health Goals” cuts out all the fluff and gives you straight forward information on what dietary supplements are, how each one affects your body, and the best essentials you can take without complicating your life and your fitness.So, what’s the REAL story on Supplements?- There is one Antioxidant which is continually promoted to improve brain function, yet the claims are false – Find out which one really does!- Probiotics are important for overall health and wellness – by knowing their importance and how they work you can easily Make It Happen.- Find out which Vitamin you get daily yet has detrimental effects on your circulatory system if you get too much.- Minerals can help boost the immunity system and keep your liver healthy … or do they? Find out which ones do, and which ones don’t.Inside The Only Supplements You Need to Truly Help Achieve Your Fitness & Health Goals, you’ll find the answers to all your questions, plus the supplements which can’t be mixed with other essential nutrients (they cancel out each other’s benefits), how prescription drugs mix (some herbals can intensify your medication, making unknown diet planning a game of chance), and the risk of taking too much (when your system is harmed instead of helped) and the facts behind steroids.Get all your answers, plus all the best nutrition advice from G.E.S Boley, Jr. MBA Certified International Instructor (ITF) and Certified Fitness Trainer / Sports Nutritionist.
Ready to simplify your nutrition and feel your best?
ASIN : B08GFTLL7K
Publisher : Independently published (August 21, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 124 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8667193548
Item Weight : 5.1 ounces
Dimensions : 5 x 0.31 x 8 inches
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