Nutrition For Dummies
Carol Ann Rinzler
Language: English
Pages: 408
ISBN: 0470932317
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
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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sitting on the shelf in your bathroom or workshop (though you definitely don’t want to drink them): Methyl alcohol (methanol): This poisonous alcohol made from wood is used as a chemical solvent (a liquid that dissolves other chemicals). Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol): This poisonous alcohol is made from propylene, a petroleum derivative. Denatured alcohol: This product is alcohol plus a chemical (denaturant) that makes it taste and smell bad so you won’t drink the alcohol. Some denaturants
Ranger, antioxidant vitamin C rides to the rescue, preventing the chemical reaction and keeping the sausage and bacon safe to eat. How’s that for healthy eating, Kemo Sabe? Processed meats such as bacon and sausages are preserved with sodium nitrite, which protects You get riboflavin from foods of animal origin (meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and milk), whole or enriched grain products, brewer’s yeast, and dark green vegetables (like broccoli and spinach). Niacin Niacin is one name for a pair of
Aha, you say, but what’s this subclinical deficiency I hear so much about? Nutritionists use the term subclinical deficiency to describe a nutritional deficit not yet far enough advanced to produce obvious symptoms. In lay terms, however, the phrase has become a handy explanation for common but hard-to-pin-down symptoms such as fatigue, irritability, nervousness, emotional depression, allergies, and insomnia. And it’s a dandy way to increase the sale of nutritional supplements. Simply put, the
..............................................306 Coping with Food Allergies .........................................................................306 Recognizing Other Body Reactions to Food .............................................307 Table of Contents Chapter 24: Food and Mood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 How Chemicals Alter Mood ........................................................................309 How Food Affects Mood