Description
mericans' greatest nutritional need sometimes seems to A be for accurate information. If we believe all I the food "facts" circulating in our culture, nothing we eat is good for us it's either fattening, high in cholesterol, cancer-causing, energy-depleting, or a straight road to high blood pressure. And we're surrounded by "experts" profitably flooding the market with high-priced nutritional supplements, megavitamins, and fad diets. Enough already!
In Fad-Free Nutrition, respected authors Fredrick Stare, M.D., and Elizabeth Whelan, Sc.D., of the American Council on Science and Health, explain why you should be wary of the hype and "myth-information" surrounding nutrition. Using sound dietary principles and scientific evidence, they steer you clear of quackery and guide you toward the basics of healthy eating and sound nutrition.
This book can help you discover:
Why fad diets seem to work at first-and six ways to recognize the most harmful ones
Why the Food Guide Pyramid is a healthy way to eat, and how to make it work for you What's helpful and what's not in the most popular books on diet and nutrition,
including The Zone, Jane Brody's Nutrition Book, and Earl Mindell's Anti-Aging Bible
Why supplements are not necessary in most cases, and can even be dangerous
This book also describes many everyday foods that can prevent or control common health problems including cancer, diabetes, depression, high cholesterol, and heart disease.
Above all, Fad-Free Nutrition is about getting past scare tactics and putting the joy back into a favorite human activity-eating!
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