nutrition

Simple text and photographs present the foods that are part of the fruits group and their nutritional importance.

Provides detailed information on a wide variety of topics that fall into five subject areas, including body; diet and nutrition; human behavior; illness, injury, and disorders; and prevention and cure.

Examines the foods that provide the most vitamins nutrients and discusses how one can select the best foods and supplements for one's health needs. Offers tips and advice on preventing a variety of diseases and disorders through the consumption of several vitamins and minerals.

Presents a collection of essays that discuss factors that are contributing to the growth in negative dietary choices around the world. Suggests alternative diets and how they can become more widespread.

Contains alphabetically-arranged entries that provide information about physical fitness and nutrition, from additives and processed foods to weight management, and includes a glossary and other additional resources.

Contains over three hundred alphabetically arranged articles about food items, featuring a nutritional profile of each food, with information about diet restrictions, what to look for when making a purchase, storage, preparation, medical uses and/or benefits, adverse effects, and food/drug interactions.

Explains each step of the digestive process.

Examines nutrition and weight management, discussing the obesity epidemic, healthy body weight, health risks of being overweight or underweight, calorie requirements, diets, and other related topics.

Examines the role of nutrition in disease prevention, discussing deficiency diseases, undernutrition, overnutrition, micronutrient insufficiency, problems of metabolism, nutrigenomics, and research in the area; and offers information on making decisions about nutrition.

Offers a basic, comprehensive introduction to human nutrition, including information on how nutrients fuel the body, with a review of the food pyramid and how to read labels to make healthy food choices.