- Hardcover: 516 pages
- Publisher: Academic Press (13 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0122198034
- ISBN-13: 978-0122198038
- Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 22.1 x 3.3 cm
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"...serves as a comprehensive guide to fresh produce varieties, their nutritional content, how to incorporate produce items into a healthy diet and menu suggestions."
PRODUCE BUSINESS (2004)
"...offers tons of tips for sensible eating.explains not just the nutritional value of fruits, it also has information about carbohydrates; how to decipher nutrition information on supermarket items; and healthy alternatives to meal favorites."
-NAPLES DAILY NEWS, TUSCALOOSA NEWS, MANHATTAN MERCURY (2004)
"...this one is well worth recommending to a senior citizen who has nutritional questions...it is written very clearly, in non-technical language, in a good print size."-JOURNAL OF NUTRITION FOR THE ELDERLY (2003)
"...the book is well written and provides interesting facts and tips to improve dietary intake and to incorporate favorite foods into daily diets."-GASTRONOMICA (2003)
"If you want to know about diets, menus, foods and how to prepare good meals--buy this book."
-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
"...it has appealing layout, colored diagrams, and wonderful photographs that make the information readable and interesting. ...A bargain, highly recommended for all libraries."
-CHOICE
"...much more than just an encyclopedia. ...this resource gives a lot of information surrounding all aspects of healthy living and healthy eating. ...Because of the popularity of this topic to both laypersons as well as the health community, this volume is recommended for public, academic, and consumer health libraries of all sizes."
-AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL
"This is a unique combination of food sources, nutrition information, and health-nutrition interactions. The book intends to provide knowledge for individuals to influence their health and provides sections to help people make positive diet changes."
-DOODY'S
"Superior and comprehensive. One stop shopping for all the knowledge needed to eat healthy and be healthy."
-George L. Blackburn, Harvard Medical School
"If you want to know about diets, menus, foods and how to prepare good meals--buy this book."
-Riva Burrum, American Institute for Cancer Research
PRODUCE BUSINESS (2004)
"...offers tons of tips for sensible eating.explains not just the nutritional value of fruits, it also has information about carbohydrates; how to decipher nutrition information on supermarket items; and healthy alternatives to meal favorites."
-NAPLES DAILY NEWS, TUSCALOOSA NEWS, MANHATTAN MERCURY (2004)
"...this one is well worth recommending to a senior citizen who has nutritional questions...it is written very clearly, in non-technical language, in a good print size."-JOURNAL OF NUTRITION FOR THE ELDERLY (2003)
"...the book is well written and provides interesting facts and tips to improve dietary intake and to incorporate favorite foods into daily diets."-GASTRONOMICA (2003)
"If you want to know about diets, menus, foods and how to prepare good meals--buy this book."
-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
"...it has appealing layout, colored diagrams, and wonderful photographs that make the information readable and interesting. ...A bargain, highly recommended for all libraries."
-CHOICE
"...much more than just an encyclopedia. ...this resource gives a lot of information surrounding all aspects of healthy living and healthy eating. ...Because of the popularity of this topic to both laypersons as well as the health community, this volume is recommended for public, academic, and consumer health libraries of all sizes."
-AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL
"This is a unique combination of food sources, nutrition information, and health-nutrition interactions. The book intends to provide knowledge for individuals to influence their health and provides sections to help people make positive diet changes."
-DOODY'S
"Superior and comprehensive. One stop shopping for all the knowledge needed to eat healthy and be healthy."
-George L. Blackburn, Harvard Medical School
"If you want to know about diets, menus, foods and how to prepare good meals--buy this book."
-Riva Burrum, American Institute for Cancer Research
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The Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition is a definitive resource for what to eat for maximum health as detailed by medical and nutritional experts. This book makes the connection between health, disease, and the food we eat.
The Encyclopedia describes more than 140 foods, providing information on their history, nutrient content, and medical uses.
The Encyclopedia also describes the "fit kitchen", including the latest in food safety, equipment and utensils for preparing fit foods, and ways to modify favorite recipes to ensure health and taste.
* Details healthy eating guidelines based on the RDA food pyramid
* Provides scientific basis and knowledge for specific recommendations
* Beautifully illustrated
* Extensive list of reliable nutrition resources
* Describes the fit kitchen from the latest in food safety to equipment and utensils for preparing fit foods to ways to modify favorite recipes to ensure health and taste
The Encyclopedia describes more than 140 foods, providing information on their history, nutrient content, and medical uses.
The Encyclopedia also describes the "fit kitchen", including the latest in food safety, equipment and utensils for preparing fit foods, and ways to modify favorite recipes to ensure health and taste.
* Details healthy eating guidelines based on the RDA food pyramid
* Provides scientific basis and knowledge for specific recommendations
* Beautifully illustrated
* Extensive list of reliable nutrition resources
* Describes the fit kitchen from the latest in food safety to equipment and utensils for preparing fit foods to ways to modify favorite recipes to ensure health and taste
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The latest research shows that the foods we choose to eat-or not to eat-may increase our life span or the quality of our lives. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
The latest research shows that the foods we choose to eat-or not to eat-may increase our life span or the quality of our lives. Read the first page
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A terrific source of information, 20 Feb 2004
By marksil1 "marksil1" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition (Hardcover)
I must disagree with the previous review. As I own both this book and the The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition mentioned by the reviewer, I do not believe them to be incompatible. While the two books are written from different health perspectives both provide ton of useful information. I found this book to be extremely valuable and informative. Many of the complaints raised in the previous review misstate information in the book. For example, rather than categorically denying the value of organic foods the book states, "[n]utritionally, organically grown foods may not be significantly different from the same products grown with conventional farming techniques." Further, while the reviewer may have derived benefits from herbal remedies, it appears from the scientifically generated studies that there is little conclusive evidence that herbal remedies provide significant therapeutic benefits. These might be proven in the future, but they are not in existence at the present. But these criticisms miss the whole point of the book itself.
Encyclopedia of Foods is not a scientific study of farming techniques or illness remedies. It is a book about some possible ways to maintain a healthy diet. It is a book about the different types of foods and their places in a healthy diet. The book describes a multitude of foods and gives a great deal of information on the history of cultivation, nutritional benefits, and selected methods of preparation for them. It is a general text and not a scholarly work produced for nutritionists or other healthcare professionals. It also has several chapters devoted to explaining healthful diets, nutrients, and the relationship between some types of illnesses and diet. As a layman with a long interest in fitness, exercise and nutrition I found it to be very informative and will be a great help to me in selection what I eat in the future.
I would highly recommend this book as a great source of general information on healthy diets and foods.
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Encyclopedia of Foods ~ Fantastic, thorough & easy to read, 22 Dec 2011
By Lynn PAWZ - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition (Hardcover)
Hard to believe the extremely low price I paid for this big, hardcover book. I actually paid more for shipping than I did the book, so we bought one for ourselves and our relatives. The information is easy to decipher for someone who is well versed in health as well as beginners. Really a fantastic compilation of information.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!!, 12 May 2010
By R. Alonzo "Robb Alonzo" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition (Hardcover)
Excellent book!! I recommend it to anyone serious or partially serious about getting their nutritional habits under control. Tons of information that, really, cannot be found in any other reference.
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