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Providing the reader with a practice-focussed approach to public health nutrition intervention management, Practical Public Health Nutrition is a crucial resource for dietitians, community and public health nutritionists and related health professionals in need of a practical guide to practicing public health nutrition.
Internationally recognised experts Hughes and Margetts describe in detail the rationale, processes and tools that can be used...
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Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals here that everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how the low-fat nutrition advice of the past sixty years has amounted to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the entire population, with disastrous consequences for our health. For decades, we have been told that the best possible diet involves cutting back on fat, especially saturated fat, and that if we are not getting healthier...
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"A proven plan to optimize your health by reclaiming your natural ability to burn body fat for fuel The ability to use body fat for energy is essential to health-but over decades of practice, renowned family physician Catherine Shanahan, M.D., observed that many of her patients could not burn their body fat between meals, trapping them in a downward spiral of hunger, fatigue, and weight gain. In The Fatburn Fix, Dr. Shanahan shows us how industrially...
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Paul Roberts, the best-selling author of The End of Oil, turns his attention to the modern food economy and finds that the system entrusted to meet our most basic need is failing.
In this carefully researched, vivid narrative, Roberts lays out the stark economic realities behind modern food and shows how our system of making, marketing, and moving what we eat is growing less and less compatible with the billions of consumers that system was built...
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A blueprint for developing a nutritious, balanced eating plan for life
Every day, readers are presented with conflicting information about food, nutrition, and how to eat properly. Now, Elisa Zied, a highly visible spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, clarifies the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines and provides a clear plan for developing a nutritious, balanced, and sustainable eating-plan for life—whether the goal is to lose weight, have...
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From the bestselling author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" comes this collection of simple, sensible, and easy to use rules, for eating wisely, many drawn from a variety of ethnic or cultural traditions. It is the perfect resource for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food he or she eats. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat-buffet, this book is a handy, pocket-sized guide.
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"Buettner [proposes that you may] transform your health using smart eating and lifestyle habits gleaned from new research on the diets, eating habits, and lifestyle practices of the communities he's identified as 'Blue Zones'--those places with the world's longest-lived, and thus healthiest, people: [Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California; and Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica]"-- Amazon.com.
12) Nutrition basics
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"Nutrition Basics helps readers understand and trace the history of nutrition, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions."--Publisher's website.
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"Shanahan examined diets around the world known to help people live longer, healthier lives--diets like the Mediterranean, Okinawa, and "Blue Zone"--and identified the four common nutritional habits, developed over millennia, that unfailingly produce strong, healthy, intelligent children, and active, vital elders, generation after generation. Dr. Cate shows how all calories are not created equal; food is information that directs our cellular growth....
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Updated with the latest available research and the new 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines You are what you eat: no, really--it's a scientific fact! Good nutrition is your meal-ticket to staying sleek, healthy, and strong--both physically and mentally. Nutrition For Dummies, 7th Edition is a one-size-fits-all guide to nutrition that shows you how to maintain a healthy weight, promote health, and prevent chronic disease. This book gives you the know-how to...
15) Healthy diet
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"The world is full of so many different foods. Proteins help our bodies grow and repair themselves. Carbohydrates give us energy to do things. The foods we eat help us live well. A mix of scientific information and fun examples makes it easy to learn about the foods we eat and the ways we can eat healthier." --
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"What is the "best" diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad? Food writer and cook Mark Bittman and health expert David Katz, MD, answer all these questions and more in a lively and easy-to-read Q&A format. Inspired by their viral hit article in Grub Street--one of New York magazine's most popular and most-shared articles--here Bittman and Katz share their clear, no-nonsense perspective...
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"In Genius Foods media personality and leading voice in health Max Lugavere draws on cutting-edge scientific research about the link between diet and brain health to paint an actionable, practical roadmap to feeding our brain for optimal performance today--and decades into the future"-- Provided by publisher.
18) Clever carbs
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This book teaches young readers about what carbohydrates are, how carbs can help their bodies, and which foods are the best sources of healthy carbs. Full-color photographs, a glossary, and an index are also included.
19) Powerful protein
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This book teaches young readers about protein and the foods it is found in, and explains how protein helps the human body stay strong and healthy. Full-color photographs, a glossary, and an index are also included.
20) Sweet sugar
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This book teaches young readers about both natural and free sugars, but focuses mainly on free sugars and the effects that too much of them can have on the body, while also making it clear that, for most people, these sugars are okay to eat in smaller amounts. Full-color photographs, a glossary, and an index are also included.





