In this fully updated second edition, expert dieticians Sue Baicand Nigel Denby provide no-nonsense advice, equipping youwith all the information you need to make informed decisionsabout your diet. The book acts as a sound reference point ifyou want to know the facts about food, and debunks the myths behindfad diets.
Nutrition For Dummies, 2nd Edition
provides adetailed understanding of the nutritional breakdown of differentfood groups and examines the relationship food has with one'sphysical and mental wellbeing. The book also advises you on how toestablish healthy eating patterns and how to maximise the healthbenefits of what you eat.
This new edition includes approx 20% new and updated material,including new chapters on nutrition in institutions and how to eathealthily on the go.  New content also includes up-to-datehealth guidelines and government policies, information onprobiotics and over the counter weight loss drugs, plus advice onhow to eat well on a budget.
Nutrition For Dummies, 2
nd
Edition
includes:
Part I: The Basic Facts about Nutrition
Chapter 1: What's Nutrition, Anyway?Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24-Hour Food FactoryChapter 3: Why You Eat What You Eat and Like What You Like
Part II: What You Get from Food
Chapter 4: Powerful ProteinChapter 5: The Lowdown on Fat and CholesterolChapter 6: Calories: The EnergisersChapter 7: Carbohydrates: A Complex StoryChapter 8: The Alcohol Truth: The Whole TruthChapter 9: Vigorous VitaminsChapter 10: Mighty MineralsChapter 11: Phabulous PhytochemicalsChapter 12: Water Works
Part III: Healthy Eating
Chapter 13: What Is a Healthy Diet?Chapter 14: Making Wise Food ChoicesChapter 15 : Ensuring Good Nutrition Whoever You Are
NEW!
Chapter 16: Eating in Institutions
Chapter 17: Being Nutritionally Savvy on the Go
Part IV: Processed Food
Chapter 18: What Is Processed Food?Chapter 19: Cooking and Keeping FoodChapter 20: Weird Science: Examining Food Additives
Part V: Food and Health
Chapter 21: Food and AllergiesChapter 22: Food and MoodChapter 23: Food and MedicineChapter 24: Food and Dietary Supplements
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 25: Ten Nutrition Web Sites You Can TrustChapter 26: Ten SuperfoodsChapter 27: Ten Fad Diets: The Truth Behind the Headlines