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Updated with the latest available research and the new 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines
It's a scientific fact: You really are what you eat. Good nutrition is your meal-ticket to staying sleek, healthy, and strong—both physically and mentally. Nutrition For Dummies, 7th Edition is a complete guide that shows you how to maintain a healthy weight, promote health, and prevent chronic disease. This book gives you the know-how to put together a shopping list, prepare healthy foods, and easily cut calories. Along the way, there's up-to-the-minute guidance for building a nutritious diet at every stage of life from toddler time to your Golden Years. Enjoy!
Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Nutrition 101: The Basic Facts about Nutrition 5
Chapter 1: Nutrition Equals Life: Knowing What to Eat to Get What You Need 7
Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24/7 Food Factory 21
Chapter 3: How Much Nutrition Do You Need? 31
Chapter 4: Bigger But Not Better 41
Chapter 5: Calories: Powering Up the Body 53
Part 2: The Good Stuff in Your Food 63
Chapter 6: Protein Power 65
Chapter 7: Facing Facts on Fat and Cholesterol 77
Chapter 8: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story 93
Chapter 9: Alcohol: Another Form of Grape and Grain 109
Chapter 10: Validating Vitamins 121
Chapter 11: Making Mineral Magic 139
Chapter 12: The Wonder of Water 155
Chapter 13: Added Attractions: Supplements 167
Part 3: Hunger, Health, and Habits 179
Chapter 14: Why You Eat When You Eat 181
Chapter 15: Why You Like the Foods You Like 193
Chapter 16: Building Your New and Improved Healthful Diet 207
Chapter 17: Choosing Wisely with Pyramids, Plates, and Patterns 221
Chapter 18: Eating Smart When Eating Out 237
Part 4: Food Processing 249
Chapter 19: Praising Food Processing 251
Chapter 20: Healthful and Delicious Heat 265
Chapter 21: How Freezing, Canning, Drying, and Zapping Protect Your Food 283
Chapter 22: Better Eating through Chemistry 295
Part 5: Food and Medicine 309
Chapter 23: When Food Fights Back 311
Chapter 24: Brain Food 321
Chapter 25: Food and Drug Interactions 341
Chapter 26: Using Food as Medicine 349
Part 6: The Part of Tens 359
Chapter 27: Ten Reliable Food and Nutrition Websites 361
Chapter 28: Ten Northern Nutrition Rules 367
Chapter 29: Ten Superstar Foods 371
Chapter 30: Ten Ways Coffee (and Tea) Make Life Better 377
Chapter 31: Ten Terrific Foods Starting with the Letter P 383
Appendix: Glossary of Nutrition Terms 391
Index 401
