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a commonsense guide to nutrition and good health

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Eat better, live better

a commonsense guide to nutrition and good health

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The exhaustive introduction to the subject contained in this commonsense guide to nutrition and good health can help you and every member of your family become more aware of food as nutrition. The decision to be healthy and fit is within your grasp. Take the sensible, down-to-earth approach to eating outlined in this book; forget the fads, gimmicks, and quick-weight-loss schemes. Change your life-style and add happy, healthy years to your life. - Foreword.

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416

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Eat better, live better: a commonsense guide to nutrition and good health
1982, Reader's Digest Association
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Pleasantville, N.Y

Table of Contents

Part one : ABCs of nutrition.
Necessary nutrients : carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water
Nutritive value of foods
Part two : Family food guide.
The basic four food groups
Buying guide : vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, poultry, eggs, cheese, legumes, grains, herbs and spices
Gathering foods from the wild
Beverages : what's good for you
Market basket
Keeping foods fresh
Preparation techniques
Special section : Cooking the nutritious way
Part three : Eating for good health.
Dealing with overweight
Eating sensibly
Special section : Fitness through exercise
Part four : Special diets for special needs.
Food and health/nutrition obstacles
Dealing with common ailments : liquid, soft, and bland diets; high-fiber diets
Detecting food allergies : elimination diets
Food intolerance : lactose- and gluten-restricted diets
Coping with dietary limitations : sodium-, sugar-, and fat-controlled diets
Self-imposed food restrictions : picky eaters, vegetarian diets, the athlete's diet

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 398-401.

Other Titles
Reader's digest.

Classifications

Library of Congress
TX353 .E27 1982

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
416 p.
Number of pages
416
Dimensions
27 x x centimeters

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Open Library
OL3508755M
Internet Archive
eatbetterlivebet00gard
ISBN 10
0895771411
ISBN 13
9780895771414
LCCN
82060100
Library Thing
493939
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