The handy nutrition answer book

Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L. (Author). Svarney, Thomas E. (Added Author).

Summary: Your fitness, health, and well-being depend on food and proper nutrition. Yet, knowing what is in the foods we eat, understanding the differences between good and bad fat, learning which foods are good sources of vitamins, keeping up on the latest scientific discoveries, or discerning the effectiveness of different diets can be challenging. To help answer these questions there's The Handy Nutrition Answer Book. Additionally, the book scrutinizes the pros, cons, and effectiveness of the biggest, most popular, and trendiest diets on the market today.

Record details

ISBN: 9781578594849 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1578594847 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
x, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Detroit : Visible Ink, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-354) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The basics of nutrition: micronutrients -- The basics of nutrition: macronutrients and non-nutrients -- Food chemistry and nutrition -- Nutrition in eating and drinking choices -- Food preservation and nutrition -- Nutrition and allergies, illnesses, and diseases -- Nutrition throughout the centuries -- Modern nutrition -- controversies with food, beverages, and nutrition -- Nutrition throughout life -- Nutrition and you.