American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Comprehensive consumer guide includes new chapters on the use and abuse of supplements, an expanded chapter on women's health and nutrition, help for making the right food choices in restaurants, information on water and food safety, food labeling, managing body weight, and more. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover.

Being fit means a lot more than having a trim or muscular body and being free of health problems. It defines every aspect of your health—not only your physical health but also your emotional and mental well-being. Achieving fitness depends on adopting and maintaining smart food and lifestyle choices—and that's what this book is about. You'll discover how to eat and stay active for your optimum health while choosing nutritious, flavorful, and convenient foods that suit your needs and lifestyle.

Registered Dietitian Roberta Duyff has used up-to-date nutrition research to provide the most reliable answers to your food and nutrition questions. This new edition of the comprehensive, easy-to-use American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide is filled with everything from managing your weight for well-being to making wise choices at the supermarket or farmers' market to making healthy eating taste great.

Along with personal nutrition checkups, you'll find sound advice and solutions for choosing nutritious, flavorful foods. Plus you'll get all the latest information on:

• The Dietary Guidelines for Americans from USDA and USHHS, the MyPyramid guide and tips on how to use it, as well as guidelines from the American Heart Association
• Weight-management strategies and a science-based look at popular weight-loss plans and the phenomenon of emotional overeating
• Making smart eating fun for kids
• Eating and active living to slow the biomarkers of aging
• Eating to prevent and manage disease, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and others
• Dealing with common food allergies and intolerances
• The effective use of dietary supplements, including herbals and other botanicals
• Making sense of today's health and nutrition news

American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide, Third Edition offers practical advice that can help you feel and look your best. Eating for health is one of the wisest decisions you'll ever make—get started now with this ultimate healthy-eating primer. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Latest healthy eating guidelines Foods and strategies for your good health Nutritional advice for every age and stage of life A lifetime of sound, easy, and positive advice on healthy eating--from the world's foremost authority on food and nutrition The choices you make every day about food, nutrition, and health can have a major impact on your life. To find the most reliable nutrition information and sound advice in achieving optimal health, look no further. This comprehensive book from the American Dietetic Association explains everything you need to know about eating healthy, with simple, practical tips and flexible guidelines designed to help you choose nutritious, flavorful, and fun foods to suit your needs and lifestyle at any age. This brand-new edition of the bestselling American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide offers the most up-to-date nutrition information for the whole family. From the healthiest baby food to eating well in the golden years, this fully revised, quick-access guide features: New chapters on the use and abuse of supplements (including herbals and other botanicals) and on nutrition and health conditions (including Syndrome X and adult and childhood diabetes) and food-drug interactions An expanded chapter on women's health and nutrition that covers breast cancer, fibromyalgia, and the link between folic acid and heart disease The latest on food-borne bacteria and ways to prevent food-borne illness Help for making the right food choices in restaurants Facts about functional foods and phytonutrients for health, and nutritious ethnic food choices What you need to know about food and water safety American Heart Association, USDA, and American Cancer Society guidelines, as well as the DASH 'blood-pressure-lowering' diet Up-to-date information on food labeling and food allergens and intolerances, including celiac disease More on managing body weight, the truth about today's popular diets, and controlling emotional overeating Ways to blend nutrition with great taste-in fun, easy ways And much more

ROBERTA LARSON DUYFF, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS, is a registered dietitian, Fellow of the American Dietetic Association, and nationally recognized food and nutrition expert on healthy eating. She is the author of The American Dietetic Association Monthly Nutrition Companion, Food Folklore, and books on healthy eating for children and teens. Her work has appeared in USA Today, Living Fit, Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, and Ladies’ Home Journal, and on several Web sites, including WebMD. Duyff serves as contributing editor to Today’s Health and Wellness.
The AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION is the largest group of food and nutrition professionals in the world. As the advocate of the profession, the ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health, and well-being.