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American Dietetic Association complete food and nutrition guide

Author

Duyff, Roberta Larson.

Title

American Dietetic Association complete food and nutrition guide / Roberta Larson Duyff.

Format

Book

Edition

4th ed.

Published

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2012.

Description

xii, 708 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Other contributors

American Dietetic Association.

Variant title

Complete food and nutrition guide

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

• pt. I. Wellness : eat smart, get active, live well
• 1. Food and lifestyle choices : a healthy you!
• Wellness : your overall health
• Smart eating, active living : guidelines for Americans
• Your food choices : the inside story
• Healthful eating, active living : one step at a time!
• 2. Your healthy weight : key to wellness
• What's your healthy weight?
• Calorie balance basics
• Weighing the risks
• Weight management : strategies that work!
• Disordered eating : problems, signs, and help
• "Diets" that don't work!
• Healthy weight : your support team
• pt. II. Well nourished : the basics
• 3. Carbs : sugars, starches, fiber
• Carbs, the basics
• Carbohydrates : for energy and health
• Carbohydrates : how much is enough for you?
• Carbohydrates in food
• Alternatives to sugar
• 4. Protein powder
• Protein basics, protein foods
• Protein and health
• Protein for Vegans
• 5. Fat facts : cholesterol, too
• Fats matter
• Cholesterol : different from fat
• Too much of a good thing?
• Fat in your food choices
• 6. Vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients : variety on your plate!
• Team players!
• Vitamins : the basics
• Minerals : not "heavy metal"
• Phytonutrients for health
• 7. Sodium and potassium : a salty subject
• Sodium, potassium, and your health
• Sodium in your food choices
• Flavor...with little salt and less sodium
• 8. Fluids : water and more!
• A fluid asset
• What's to drink?

• pt. III. Food choices : the consumer marketplace
• What's on today's table?
• Food : what's in store for you?
• Ensuring the food supply
• 10. Planning to eat smart
• Eating patterns for a healthy you!
• A food guide for you
• DASH to health
• The vegetarian way
• 11. Meals and snacks : healthy solutions!
• Breakfast matters
• Workplace eating dilemmas , smart solutions
• What's for dinner?
• Snacks count!
• Everyday eating challenges
• 12. Savvy shopping
• Today's food labels
• Maxing your food dollar
• Shopping for health
• Food safety : start at the store
• 13. The safe kitchen
• Foodborne illness : more common than you think
• Checklist for a clean kitchen
• Safekeeping
• Safe preparation and service
• Quick tips for injury prevention
• 14. Kitchen nutrition : cooking matters
• Cooking essentials!
• Flavor and health
• Healthful cooking techniques
• Adapting recipes for vegetarians
• Spices, and herbs too!
• The "eco kitchen"
• 15. Your food away from home
• pt. IV. Food for health : every age, every stage of life
• Off to a healthy start : feeding baby
• Breast-feeding your baby
• A healthful option : formula-feeding
• Solid advice on solid foods
• 17. Food to grow on: toddlers to teens
• toddlers and preschoolers : food and active play
• School-age kids : eat smart, move more
• Feeding the teen machine
• 18. For women only
• Childbearing years : nutrition, menstruation, prepregnancy
• You're expecting !
• For those who breast-feed
• Midlife and beyond
• 19. For mature adults : age fifty plus!
• Aged to perfection!
• When lifestyles change
• Changes that challenge

• Food and lifestyle choices : a healthy you!
• Your healthy weight : key to wellness
• Carbs : sugars, starches, fiber
• Protein powder
• Fat facts : cholesterol, too
• Vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients : variety on your plate!
• Sodium and potassium : a salty subject
• Fluids : water and more!
• What's on today's table?
• Planning to eat smart
• Meals and snacks : healthy solutions!
• Savvy shopping
• The safe kitchen
• Kitchen nutrition : cooking matters
• Your food away from home
• Off to a healthy start : feeding baby
• Food to grow on: toddlers to teens
• For women only
• For mature adults : age fifty plus!
• Athlete's guide : winning nutrition
• Sensitive to food
• Smart eating to prevent and manage disease
• Dietary supplements : use and misuse
• Well informed?
• Resources you can use.

• pt. V. Healthful eating : special issues
• Athlete's guide : winning nutrition
• Nutrients for active living
• A high-performance diet
• Making weight
• The game plan
• Ergogenic aids : no substitute for training
• 21. Sensitive to food
• Lactose intolerance : a matter of degree
• Gluten intolerance : often a lifelong condition
• Sensitive to additives? Maybe, maybe not
• Food allergies : a growing concern
• 22. Smart eating to prevent and manage disease
• Your healthy heart
• Blood pressure : under control?
• Cancer connection
• Diabetes : a growing concern
• Osteoporosis : reduce the risks
• Gastrointestinal conditions
• Anemia : "tired blood"
• Food and medicine
• 23. Dietary supplements : use and misuse
• Dietary supplements : defined
• Supplements : safe? effective?
• If you take a supplement
• pt. VI. Resources : more about healthful eating
• Well informed?
• Need nutrition advice?
• Be your own judge!
• Case against health fraud
• Resources you can use
• Appendices : Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2010, key recommendations
• 2008 physical activity guidelines for Americans
• USDA food patterns
• Estimated calorie needs per day by age, gender, and physical activity level
• Sample menus for a 2000-calorie food pattern
• DASH eating plan at various calorie levels
• Dietary reference intakes
• BMI : what does it mean?
• %daily values : what are they based on?
• Health claims on food labels..

Summary

The choices you make every day about food, nutrition, and health can have a major impact on your life. This book helps you navigate the confusing array of food options to make the most healthful decisions for you and your family. Smart eating advice for every stage of life, is offered, including guidance on food for health concerns including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, metabolic syndrome, food allergies, gluten intolerance and lactose intolerance, everyday basics on healthy weight and interactive self-checks.

Subject headings

Nutrition--Popular works.

Medical subjects

Nutritional Physiological Phenomena--Popular Works. Nutritional Requirements--Popular Works. Nutrition Therapy--Popular Works. Diet--Popular Works. Cooking--methods--Popular Works.

ISBN

9780470912072 (paper) 0470912073 (paper)