| Description |
xxii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
What's nutrition, anyway? -- Digestion: the 24-hour food factory -- Calories: the energizers -- How much nutrition do you need? -- Powerful protein -- The lowdown on fat and cholesterol -- Carbohydrates: a complex story -- Alcohol: another form of grape and grain -- Vigorous vitamins --Mighty minerals -- Other nutrients in food -- Water works -- Why you eat when you eat -- Why you like the foods you like -- What is a healthful diet? -- Making wise food choices -- Eating smart when eating out -- What is food processing? -- Cooking and nutrition -- What happens when food is frozen, canned, dried, or zapped -- Safer eating through chemistry |
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When food gives you hives -- Food and mood -- Food and drug interactions -- Using food as medicine -- Ten myths about nutrition -- Ten magic foods -- Ten ways to keep food safe -- Ten easy ways to cut calories |
| Summary |
Practical easy-to-follow advice for improving your diet |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Food.
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Nutrition.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Nutrition
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Nutrition
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| LC no. |
97070747 |
| ISBN |
0764550322 (paperback) |
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