nutrition

Examines the basics of good nutrition by studying the categories of nutrients, their functions in the body, and problems of diet and nutritional deficiencies.

A look at fast food, what's in it, how it's made, and what it does to our bodies.

A guide to health and food that contains rules for eating well, with insights from various ethnic and cultural traditions.

An introduction to eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, discussing why they occur and the risks they pose, and looking at nutrition as the key to their prevention and treatment.

A guide to the health benefits of fifty natural foods from chili peppers to watercress, discussing the nutritional value and therapeutic qualities of each. Includes sample recipes.

Questions and answers explain the human digestive system and how it uses food for nutrition.

Reveals how the world's largest processed food companies redirect concerns about the health risks of their products by dialing back on one harmful ingredient while increasing another; use technology to calculate the bliss point of sugary beverages or enhance the mouth feel of fat by manipulating the chemical structure; and refer to their most ardent customers as addicted to salt, sugar, and fat.

Explains that processed foods' combinations of sugar, fat, and salt caused out bodies to crave more and provides practical advice for developing healthy eating habits.

Challenges current approaches to healthy eating, arguing that the real food consumed by past generations is being replaced with commercialized, scientifically altered foods that offer no health benefits and may cause serious damage, and encourages people to change the way they eat and return to basic nutrition rules.

Color photos accompany simple text on the four food groups and the importance of eating a balanced diet. Presented in English and Spanish.