Examines different types of nutrients and their effects on the body and discusses malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, and other conditions which may occur if proper eating habits are not maintained.
Provides information on eating and staying healthy through a collection of alphabetically arranged essays discussing foods, nutrients, and common diseases, with special features on a variety of food-related issues and case studies of people whose lives were improved by dietary changes.
Presents volume twelve of a twelve volume series on health and wellness in America, and focuses on food safety and labeling, the American diet, agriculture, public asisstance programs, and much more.
Presents tables, charts, and discussions of statistics on nutrition in the U.S., covering such topics as agriculture, food spending, labeling, and obesity, and provides a list of further resources and a directory of organizations.
An analysis of how and why the types of foods we eat can affect normal brain functioning. Also discusses how diets can be manipulated to alter mental and emotional states in human beings.
Examines the American diet and offers teenagers advice on eating nutritiously. Also discusses the reliability of government protection and the world food crisis.
