Nutrition For Dummies

Carol Ann Rinzler

John Wiley & Sons, Jul 26, 2011 - Health & Fitness - 408 pages

Get the facts on good nutrition, slim down, and feel great

You've been hearing it since you were a little kid: "You are what you eat." But unlike most adages you've long since debunked, this wise saying is true! Good nutrition is the key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and lifelong good health?no matter how you slice it.

Nutrition For Dummies is a one-size-fits-all guide to nutrition for anyone who may have fallen asleep in health class, wants to brush up on what they already know, or is looking to keep up-to-speed on the latest guidelines and research. It shows you how to manage your diet so you get the most bang (nutrients) for your buck (calories) and gives you the skinny on how to put together a healthy shopping list, how to prepare foods that are good for the body and soul, and ten easy ways to cut calories.

• More than 20% new and updated information for this edition, including the truth about feeding your brain, vitamin D supplements, and energy drinks
• Coverage of the new 2010 Dietary Guidelines For Americans report
• Other titles by Rinzler: Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies

An apple a day may not necessarily keep the doctor away, but with the simple guidance of Nutrition For Dummies, you can be on your way to living a happier, healthier ever after.

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Contents

• Introduction: 1
• The Basic Facts about Nutrition: 7
• Digestion The 247 Food Factory: 21
• Calories The Energizers: 29
• Big Bigger Biggest The Growing American Body: 39
• How Much Nutrition Do You Need?: 53
• A Supplemental Story: 63
• What You Get from Food: 73
• Powerful Protein: 75
• Facing Facts on Fat and Cholesterol: 85
• Carbohydrates A Complex Story: 99
• Alcohol Another Form of Grape and Grain: 115
• Vigorous Vitamins: 127
• Mighty Minerals: 149
• Water Works: 167
• Healthy Eating: 179
• Why You Eat When You Eat: 181
• Why You Like the Foods You Like: 191
• Building a Healthful Diet: 203
• Making Wise Food Choices: 215
• Eating Smart When Eating Out: 229
• Food Processing: 239
• Cooking and Nutrition: 253
• What Happens When Food Is Frozen Canned Dried or Zapped: 269
• Better Eating through Chemistry: 279
• Food and Medicine: 291
• Brain Food: 303
• Food and Drug Interactions: 323
• Using Food as Medicine: 333
• The Part of Tens: 345
• Ten or So Superstar Foods: 355
• Ten Terrific Foods Starting with the Letter P: 363
• Ten Easy Ways to Cut Calories: 371

About the author

Carol Ann Rinzler is a noted authority on health and nutrition and is the author of more than 20 books on food and health, including Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies. She has contributed to The New York Times, Redbook, Family Circle, and the New York Daily News.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Nutrition For Dummies; --For dummies
• Author: Carol Ann Rinzler
• Edition: 5
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1118093038, 9781118093030
• Length: 408 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition; Medical / General