It is time to tease sense out of the nonsense when it comes to eating smartly. This book offers advice on how to eat nutritiously every day without all the guilt, money, and discomfort wasted on the latest, greatest fad. Using the best scientific nutrition research available, this book will show how to navigate the complicated world of food with ease. Peppered with historical background and fascinating facts, this is an introduction to basic nutritional practices. The book covers what foods you need, how your body uses the nutrients found in those foods, disease, sustainability, weight…mehr
It is time to tease sense out of the nonsense when it comes to eating smartly. This book offers advice on how to eat nutritiously every day without all the guilt, money, and discomfort wasted on the latest, greatest fad. Using the best scientific nutrition research available, this book will show how to navigate the complicated world of food with ease. Peppered with historical background and fascinating facts, this is an introduction to basic nutritional practices. The book covers what foods you need, how your body uses the nutrients found in those foods, disease, sustainability, weight control, and food as medicine. It exposes the lies about supplements, fad foods, fad diets, and quick fixes. Armed with the knowledge that you are making the best decisions for yourself, there will be no need to chase after the latest magic potion or remedy.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Judi Nath is an internationally acclaimed textbook author, biology professor, certified health education specialist and past president of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. Her skill for making complex topics easily understood and relevant has earned her numerous teaching and faculty excellence awards, including Ohio's Memorable Educator. She lives on the southern shore of Lake Erie.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Animal, Vegetable or Mineral: Food and Health Diet and Nutrition Confusion Nutrition Science, Nutritional Experts and Reputable Sources Nutrients U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans Food Labels Food Justice Best Ways to Prepare Food Cooking Oils Superfoods Yogurt Blueberries Cranberries Tomatoes Dark Chocolate Coffee, Caffeine, Tea and Theophylline Red Wine Cinnamon Turmeric and Curcumin Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Integrative Health and the Placebo Response 2. The GI Tract Is Not in the Army: Digestive System and Health Anatomy and Physiology Digestive Organs and Some Key Functions Hormones Nutrition and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders Nutrition and Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders Inflammation Food Allergy Colon Cleansing Microbiome, Prebiotics and Probiotics 3. It's a Whale of a Time: Weight Control and Calories Weight Control Fat and Obesity Weight Control and Calories Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), Body Mass Index (BMI) and Healthy Weight Strategies for Weight Loss Bariatric Surgery Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder Cachexia 4. How Sweet It Is: Carbohydrates-Sugar, Glycogen and Fiber Dietary Carbohydrates How the Body Uses Carbohydrates Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Carbohydrate-Related Diets Ketogenic Diet Paleo and Ancestral Diets Sweeteners and Added Sugar Sugar Substitutes 5. Those Are Love Handles: Lipids-Fats and Cholesterol Dietary Fats Diets Related to Fat and Cholesterol Butter or Margarine? Chickens and Eggs Nuts, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet and the Mediterranean Diet Almonds and LDL Garlic and Blood Pressure Fish Oil Supplements 6. Packing a Punch: Proteins Dietary Proteins Meatless Monday and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Cooking and Cancer More Muscle, More Mass: Anabolic Steroids Quinoa and Soy Mediterranean Diet Atkins Diet Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Blood Type Diet Amino Acid Supplements 7. Alphabet Soup and Dietary Mining: Vitamins and Minerals Micronutrients Water-Soluble Vitamins Vitamin B3 (Niacin) Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Fat-Soluble Vitamins Vitamin D, Calcium and Osteoporosis Vitamin K Major Body Minerals Trace Body Minerals Salt Iron Magnesium 8. The Sustenance of Life: Water, Fluid Balance and the Environment Water Planetary Water Milk Cow's Milk Alternatives Breast Milk Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetically Modified (GMO, GM) Food Poisons in Our Food Sustainable Farming Practices 9. The Skinny: Other Popular Diets, Fads, Wonderments and Myths Popular Diets Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem South Beach Diet Raw Food Diet Mediterranean Diet Gluten-Free Diet Fasting Blood Pressure Lowering Diets-High Dairy Diet and DASH Diet Grapefruit Diet Cabbage Soup Diet Zone Diet The Freshman Fifteen and Quarantine 15 Noom and Health Apps Supplements and Herbal Remedies 10. Weight a Minute: Eating Well for Life Aging and Diet Beverage Alcohol Milk Thistle Aspirin Exercise Mustard for Cramps Pomegranates Eggplant CBD Sleep and Sleep Aids Balanced Diet Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Animal, Vegetable or Mineral: Food and Health Diet and Nutrition Confusion Nutrition Science, Nutritional Experts and Reputable Sources Nutrients U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans Food Labels Food Justice Best Ways to Prepare Food Cooking Oils Superfoods Yogurt Blueberries Cranberries Tomatoes Dark Chocolate Coffee, Caffeine, Tea and Theophylline Red Wine Cinnamon Turmeric and Curcumin Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Integrative Health and the Placebo Response 2. The GI Tract Is Not in the Army: Digestive System and Health Anatomy and Physiology Digestive Organs and Some Key Functions Hormones Nutrition and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders Nutrition and Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders Inflammation Food Allergy Colon Cleansing Microbiome, Prebiotics and Probiotics 3. It's a Whale of a Time: Weight Control and Calories Weight Control Fat and Obesity Weight Control and Calories Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), Body Mass Index (BMI) and Healthy Weight Strategies for Weight Loss Bariatric Surgery Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder Cachexia 4. How Sweet It Is: Carbohydrates-Sugar, Glycogen and Fiber Dietary Carbohydrates How the Body Uses Carbohydrates Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Carbohydrate-Related Diets Ketogenic Diet Paleo and Ancestral Diets Sweeteners and Added Sugar Sugar Substitutes 5. Those Are Love Handles: Lipids-Fats and Cholesterol Dietary Fats Diets Related to Fat and Cholesterol Butter or Margarine? Chickens and Eggs Nuts, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet and the Mediterranean Diet Almonds and LDL Garlic and Blood Pressure Fish Oil Supplements 6. Packing a Punch: Proteins Dietary Proteins Meatless Monday and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Cooking and Cancer More Muscle, More Mass: Anabolic Steroids Quinoa and Soy Mediterranean Diet Atkins Diet Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Blood Type Diet Amino Acid Supplements 7. Alphabet Soup and Dietary Mining: Vitamins and Minerals Micronutrients Water-Soluble Vitamins Vitamin B3 (Niacin) Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Fat-Soluble Vitamins Vitamin D, Calcium and Osteoporosis Vitamin K Major Body Minerals Trace Body Minerals Salt Iron Magnesium 8. The Sustenance of Life: Water, Fluid Balance and the Environment Water Planetary Water Milk Cow's Milk Alternatives Breast Milk Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetically Modified (GMO, GM) Food Poisons in Our Food Sustainable Farming Practices 9. The Skinny: Other Popular Diets, Fads, Wonderments and Myths Popular Diets Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem South Beach Diet Raw Food Diet Mediterranean Diet Gluten-Free Diet Fasting Blood Pressure Lowering Diets-High Dairy Diet and DASH Diet Grapefruit Diet Cabbage Soup Diet Zone Diet The Freshman Fifteen and Quarantine 15 Noom and Health Apps Supplements and Herbal Remedies 10. Weight a Minute: Eating Well for Life Aging and Diet Beverage Alcohol Milk Thistle Aspirin Exercise Mustard for Cramps Pomegranates Eggplant CBD Sleep and Sleep Aids Balanced Diet Bibliography Index
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