American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide - Softcover

Duyff, Roberta Larson, And Maillet, Julie O'Sullivan, R.D., Ph.D. (Foreword By)

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9780471441441: American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide

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ISBN 10: 0471441449 ISBN 13: 9780471441441

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

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* Latest healthy eating guidelines
* Foods and strategies for your good health
* Nutritional advice for every age and stage of life
A lifetime of sound, easy, and positive advice on healthy eating??from the world?s foremost authority on food and nutrition

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.

This brand-new edition of the bestselling American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide offers the most up-to-date nutrition information for the whole family. From the healthiest baby food to eating well in the golden years, this fully revised, quick-access guide features:
* New chapters on the use and abuse of supplements (including herbals and other botanicals) and on nutrition and health conditions (including Syndrome X and adult and childhood diabetes) and food-drug interactions
* An expanded chapter on women?s health and nutrition that covers breast cancer, fibromyalgia, and the link between folic acid and heart disease
* The latest on food-borne bacteria and ways to prevent food-borne illness
* Help for making the right food choices in restaurants
* Facts about functional foods and phytonutrients for health, and nutritious ethnic food choices
* What you need to know about food and water safety
* American Heart Association, USDA, and American Cancer Society guidelines, as well as the DASH "blood-pressure-lowering" diet
* Up-to-date information on food labeling and food allergens and intolerances, including celiac disease
* More on managing body weight, the truth about today?s popular diets, and controlling emotional overeating
* Ways to blend nutrition with great taste?in fun, easy ways
* And much more

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Being fit means a lot more than having a trim or muscular body and being free of health problems. It defines every aspect of your health–not only your physical health but also your emotional and mental well-being. Achieving fitness depends on adopting and maintaining smart habits and making good choices–and that’s what this book is about. You’ll discover how to eat for optimum health, all the while choosing nutritious, flavorful, and fun foods that suit your needs and lifestyle.

Registered dietitian Roberta Duyff and a host of experts from the American Dietetic Association have used the newest nutrition research to provide the most current and reliable answers to all your food and nutrition questions. This new edition of the comprehensive and easy-to-use American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide is filled with practical tips and flexible guidelines for all ages–everything from finding your healthiest weight to making wise selections at the supermarket to making healthy eating taste great. You’ll discover how you can eat the foods you like and enjoy new flavors that promote your personal fitness.

Beginning with personal "nutrition checkups" in nearly every chapter, you’ll find positive, sound, and practical advice and solutions for choosing nutritious, flavorful foods during life’s many ages and stages. Plus you’ll get all the latest information on:

USDA, American Heart Association, and American Cancer Society dietary guidelines
Weight management strategies that work and the truth about fad diets
Making good nutrition fun for kids
Women’s health and nutrition
How eating and being active slow the "biomarkers" of aging
Refrigerator thawing times, safe grilling, and other food safety tips
Eating to prevent and treat disease (diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and others)
The folic acid—heart disease link, Syndrome X, childhood obesity, and other nutrition topics
Identifying and dealing with common food allergies
Smart vegetarian eating
The use and abuse of dietary supplements, including herbals and other botanicals
Facts about functional foods (soy, flaxseed, energy drinks and bars, and others) and phytonutrients (lycopene, isoflavones, and others)
Healthy dining out, ethnic-style
Eating for peak physical performance
Making sense of health and nutrition news
And much, much more

American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide, Second Edition, will help you feel and look your best, work more productively, and even lower your risk for certain diseases. Eating for health is one of the wisest decisions you’ll ever make–get started right now with this ultimate healthy-eating primer.

About the Author:

ROBERTA LARSON DUYFF, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS, is a registered dietitian, Fellow of the American Dietetic Association, and nationally recognized food and nutrition expert on healthy eating. She is the author of The American Dietetic Association Monthly Nutrition Companion, Food Folklore, and books on healthy eating for children and teens. Her work has appeared in USA Today, Living Fit, Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, and Ladies’ Home Journal, and on several Web sites, including WebMD. Duyff serves as contributing editor to Today’s Health and Wellness.
The AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION is the largest group of food and nutrition professionals in the world. As the advocate of the profession, the ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health, and well-being.

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