- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd (3 Mar 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405303069
- ISBN-13: 978-1405303064
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 202,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From vitamins to free radicals, this no-nonsense nutrition bible tells you how to eat your way to better health. Explodes the myths of 45 of the most popular diets separating the fact from the fad and dispenses with unnecessary jargon to provide you with what really matters: straightforward information on every aspect of nutrition. Includes all you need to know from food basics to using diet to prevent and treat diseases and through real-life case studies the guide reveals how to put good diet into practice. Covers nutrition for all age groups from infants to senior citizens.
About the Author
Lisa Hark PhD, RD, is a renowned medical nutritionist with over 20 years experience in nutrition counselling and promoting the benefits of healthy eating. She is Director of the Nutrition Education and Prevention Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Lisa resides in Philadelphia. Darwin Denn MD, MS, is a family doctor and award-winning nutrition educator. He is Director of Undergraduate Medical Student Education for the Department of Family and Social Medicine at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine. Darwin has practiced and taught Family Medicine in New York for over 30 years.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Most of the books I've read on the subject of nutrition seem to try and make the subject more complicated than it really is, perhaps to justify their own existence. This book doesn'tdo that, which is why I bought it, read it regularly and find it indespensable.
Chapter One allows you to assess yor lifestyle and any need to make changes, giving practical guidance on how to make changes withot living on leaves and water.
Chapters Two and Three explain in straightforward, unpatronising terms, the good and bad qualities of food types, and allows you to understand how to follow a healthy diet based on your own understanding of nutrition.
Chapter Four looks at special dietary needs during specific stages of life, from babies and toddlers, adulthood, pregnancy, and old age. There's even a section for athletes.
Chapeter Five looks at weight control and gives solid, no nonsense advice on weight loss and management, with advice for the overweight as well as underweight.
Chapter Six expores how food can help against certain illnesses, including diabetes, migraine, respiratory disorders and cardiovasular disease.
Chapter Seven clarifies food labelling and helps you to shop smart and buy healthy food.
In all, this book is invaluable. Bu it and you'll never need another book on this subject again.
Chapter One allows you to assess yor lifestyle and any need to make changes, giving practical guidance on how to make changes withot living on leaves and water.
Chapters Two and Three explain in straightforward, unpatronising terms, the good and bad qualities of food types, and allows you to understand how to follow a healthy diet based on your own understanding of nutrition.
Chapter Four looks at special dietary needs during specific stages of life, from babies and toddlers, adulthood, pregnancy, and old age. There's even a section for athletes.
Chapeter Five looks at weight control and gives solid, no nonsense advice on weight loss and management, with advice for the overweight as well as underweight.
Chapter Six expores how food can help against certain illnesses, including diabetes, migraine, respiratory disorders and cardiovasular disease.
Chapter Seven clarifies food labelling and helps you to shop smart and buy healthy food.
In all, this book is invaluable. Bu it and you'll never need another book on this subject again.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this of amazon recently and I find it hard to put it down. It's very easy to read, Very informative and very interesting. I'm hoping to learn a lot from it.It would be great if like me you were thinking of studying nutrition and perhaps doing a course.Thanks
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very comprehensive overview of food, eating habits, nutrition facts and a whole lot of other interesting facts!
This is not a diet book, so if you're looking for a set of rules to follow, you probably won't find that here.
The book does explain and describe a whole list of different diets but this is just a chapter and it is good as you can use it as a diet analyzer before you embark on any one of these diets.
However, the focus here is more on the quality of food, quality of life, facts about weight-gain & weight-loss.
In my personal opinion, this is a book every household should have. It's a 'how to' guide to healthy eating in all stages of life. Whether you read it cover to cover, jump through chapters or just open it occasionally for a quick reference, this is definitely a must have!
This is not a diet book, so if you're looking for a set of rules to follow, you probably won't find that here.
The book does explain and describe a whole list of different diets but this is just a chapter and it is good as you can use it as a diet analyzer before you embark on any one of these diets.
However, the focus here is more on the quality of food, quality of life, facts about weight-gain & weight-loss.
In my personal opinion, this is a book every household should have. It's a 'how to' guide to healthy eating in all stages of life. Whether you read it cover to cover, jump through chapters or just open it occasionally for a quick reference, this is definitely a must have!
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