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Learn to:
- Understand food labelling
- Tell the difference between facts and fads
- Make the best food choices for you and your family
Say 'hello' to a happy, healthy you
Eating the right foods is an essential part of keeping well and being at your best. This sensible book is packed full of advice on how to make the right food choices for you and your family, whether you're snacking in the office, eating out or packing a school lunchbox. Covering everything from how to get the vitamins and minerals your body requires to the facts behind processed foods, this guide shows you how to stay on top of your nutritional intake and feel refreshed and energised on a daily basis.
- Back to basics ? discover the essential ingredients behind food and nutrition
- It all adds up ? understand what your body takes from the foods you eat, from vitamins and protein to fat and cholesterol
- Decision time ? learn about healthy eating and how to make wise food choices
- Part of the process ? find out all about processed foods and the additives that lie within everyday foods
- Uncover the links ? discover how nutrition ties in with allergies, medication, and even your mood
'Fascinating, authoritative, packed with real evidence and sound advice ? and a good read. The authors of this book have qualifications and experience you can really trust. There are a lot of flaky, unscientific nutrition books out there ? and this is their nemesis!'
? Dr Alice Roberts, anatomist, author & broadcaster
Open the book and find:
- Key facts about the digestive system
- How to beat those between-meal energy lows
- Information on essential and non-essential proteins
- Why your body craves fat
- Advice on healthy meal-planning
- The lowdown on allergies and intolerances
- Why you should always check the ingredients list
- Information on all the vitamins your body needs
Learn to:
- Understand food labelling
- Tell the difference between facts and fads
- Make the best food choices for you and your family
Say 'hello' to a happy, healthy you
Eating the right foods is an essential part of keeping well and being at your best. This sensible book is packed full of advice on how to make the right food choices for you and your family, whether you're snacking in the office, eating out or packing a school lunchbox. Covering everything from how to get the vitamins and minerals your body requires to the facts behind processed foods, this guide shows you how to stay on top of your nutritional intake and feel refreshed and energised on a daily basis.
- Back to basics ? discover the essential ingredients behind food and nutrition
- It all adds up ? understand what your body takes from the foods you eat, from vitamins and protein to fat and cholesterol
- Decision time ? learn about healthy eating and how to make wise food choices
- Part of the process ? find out all about processed foods and the additives that lie within everyday foods
- Uncover the links ? discover how nutrition ties in with allergies, medication, and even your mood
'Fascinating, authoritative, packed with real evidence and sound advice ? and a good read. The authors of this book have qualifications and experience you can really trust. There are a lot of flaky, unscientific nutrition books out there ? and this is their nemesis!'
? Dr Alice Roberts, anatomist, author & broadcaster
Open the book and find:
- Key facts about the digestive system
- How to beat those between-meal energy lows
- Information on essential and non-essential proteins
- Why your body craves fat
- Advice on healthy meal-planning
- The lowdown on allergies and intolerances
- Why you should always check the ingredients list
- Information on all the vitamins your body needs
Nigel Denby trained as a dietitian at Glasgow Caledonian University and has since worked on Channel 4???s Fit Farm and BBC???s Breakfast show amongst others.
Sue Baic is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist with the Nutrition Society and is a media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association.
Carol Ann Rinzler is the author of more than 20 books on food and health.
Introduction 1
Part I: The Basic Facts about Nutrition 7
Chapter 1: What's Nutrition, Anyway? 9
Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24-Hour Food Factory 19
Chapter 3: Why You Eat When You Eat and Like What You Like 33
Part II: What You Get from Food 45
Chapter 4: Powerful Protein 47
Chapter 5: The Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol 59
Chapter 6: Calories: The Energisers 77
Chapter 7: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story 93
Chapter 8: The Truth: The Alcohol Truth 109
Chapter 9: Vigorous Vitamins 121
Chapter 10: Mighty Minerals 139
Chapter 11: Phabulous Phytochemicals 157
Chapter 12: Water Works 163
Part III: Healthy Eating 173
Chapter 13: What Is a Healthy Diet? 175
Chapter 14: Making Wise Food Choices 187
Chapter 15 : Ensuring Good Nutrition Whoever You Are 199
Chapter 16: Being Nutritionally Savvy for When You're Out and About 213
Chapter 17 : Looking at Standards in Schools and Other Institutions 227
Part IV: Processed Food 247
Chapter 18: What Is Processed Food? 249
Chapter 19: Cooking and Keeping Food 261
Chapter 20: Weird Science: Examining Food Additives 281
Part V: Food and Health 293
Chapter 21: Food and Allergies 295
Chapter 22: Food and the Brain 303
Chapter 23: Food and Medicine 313
Chapter 24: Dietary Supplements 325
Part VI: The Part of Tens 339
Chapter 25: Ten Nutrition Websites You Can Trust 341
Chapter 26 Ten Superfoods 347
Chapter 27: Ten Fad Diets: The Truth Behind the Headlines 353
Index 359
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
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Genre: | Chemie, Importe |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 400 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9780470972762 |
ISBN-10: | 0470972769 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Denby, Nigel
Baic, Sue Rinzler, Carol Ann |
Auflage: | 2nd UK edition |
Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, amartine@wiley-vch.de |
Maße: | 233 x 187 x 24 mm |
Von/Mit: | Nigel Denby (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.01.2012 |
Gewicht: | 0,736 kg |
Nigel Denby trained as a dietitian at Glasgow Caledonian University and has since worked on Channel 4???s Fit Farm and BBC???s Breakfast show amongst others.
Sue Baic is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist with the Nutrition Society and is a media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association.
Carol Ann Rinzler is the author of more than 20 books on food and health.
Introduction 1
Part I: The Basic Facts about Nutrition 7
Chapter 1: What's Nutrition, Anyway? 9
Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24-Hour Food Factory 19
Chapter 3: Why You Eat When You Eat and Like What You Like 33
Part II: What You Get from Food 45
Chapter 4: Powerful Protein 47
Chapter 5: The Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol 59
Chapter 6: Calories: The Energisers 77
Chapter 7: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story 93
Chapter 8: The Truth: The Alcohol Truth 109
Chapter 9: Vigorous Vitamins 121
Chapter 10: Mighty Minerals 139
Chapter 11: Phabulous Phytochemicals 157
Chapter 12: Water Works 163
Part III: Healthy Eating 173
Chapter 13: What Is a Healthy Diet? 175
Chapter 14: Making Wise Food Choices 187
Chapter 15 : Ensuring Good Nutrition Whoever You Are 199
Chapter 16: Being Nutritionally Savvy for When You're Out and About 213
Chapter 17 : Looking at Standards in Schools and Other Institutions 227
Part IV: Processed Food 247
Chapter 18: What Is Processed Food? 249
Chapter 19: Cooking and Keeping Food 261
Chapter 20: Weird Science: Examining Food Additives 281
Part V: Food and Health 293
Chapter 21: Food and Allergies 295
Chapter 22: Food and the Brain 303
Chapter 23: Food and Medicine 313
Chapter 24: Dietary Supplements 325
Part VI: The Part of Tens 339
Chapter 25: Ten Nutrition Websites You Can Trust 341
Chapter 26 Ten Superfoods 347
Chapter 27: Ten Fad Diets: The Truth Behind the Headlines 353
Index 359
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
---|---|
Genre: | Chemie, Importe |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | 400 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9780470972762 |
ISBN-10: | 0470972769 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: |
Denby, Nigel
Baic, Sue Rinzler, Carol Ann |
Auflage: | 2nd UK edition |
Hersteller: |
Wiley
John Wiley & Sons |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, amartine@wiley-vch.de |
Maße: | 233 x 187 x 24 mm |
Von/Mit: | Nigel Denby (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.01.2012 |
Gewicht: | 0,736 kg |