Nutrition For Dummies

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

Introduction. Part I: The Basic Facts about Nutrition. Chapter 1: What’s Nutrition, Anyway? Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24–Hour Food Factory. Chapter 3: Why You Eat When You Eat and Like What You Like. Part II: What You Get from Food. Chapter 4: Powerful Protein. Chapter 5: The Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol. Chapter 6: Calories: The Energisers. Chapter 7: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story. Chapter 8: The Truth: The Alcohol Truth. Chapter 9: Vigorous Vitamins. Chapter 10: Mighty Minerals. Chapter 11: Phabulous Phytochemicals. Chapter 12: Water Works. Part III: Healthy Eating. Chapter 13: What Is a Healthy Diet? Chapter 14: Making Wise Food Choices. Chapter 15 : Ensuring Good Nutrition Whoever You Are. Chapter 16: Being Nutritionally Savvy for When You’re Out and About. Chapter 17 : Looking at Standards in Schools and Other Institutions. Part IV: Processed Food. Chapter 18: What Is Processed Food? Chapter 19: Cooking and Keeping Food. Chapter 20: Weird Science: Examining Food Additives. Part V: Food and Health. Chapter 21: Food and Allergies. Chapter 22: Food and the Brain. Chapter 23: Food and Medicine. Chapter 24: Dietary Supplements. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 25: Ten Nutrition Websites You Can Trust. Chapter 26 Ten Superfoods. Chapter 27: Ten Fad Diets: The Truth Behind the Headlines. Index.

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.