Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category
Guide to Nutritional Supplements – Benjamin Caballero
The rapidly expanding world of nutrition, functional foods and nutraceuticals, is increasingly complex.
Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Science, Technology and Market – Olusola Lamikanra
Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Science, Technology, and Market provides a comprehensive reference source for the emerging fresh-cut fruits and vegetables industry.
Vegetables and Fruits: Nutritional and Therapeutic Values – Thomas S. C. Li
The modern synthetic diet, formulated to appeal to our inherent attraction to sugar, salt, fats, and calories at the expense of nutrition, leaves us over-fed and under-nourished. A considerable portion of chronic human diseases, including diabetes and heart disease, appear to be related largely to a diet that is inadequate in the essential vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and other constituents found in natural, unprocessed foods.
Bioactive Foods in Promoting Health: Fruits and Vegetables – Ronald Watson – Victor R. Preedy
While everyone knows fruits and vegetables are beneficial to good health, it’s increasingly seen as important to know which ones can be effective in treating specific illnesses. For example, which are good for cardiac care? Which can help combat and treat asthma? What are the safety concerns to be aware of when using herbs in combination with traditional medicines?
Nutrition For Dummies – Carol Ann Rinzler
Health reporter Carol Ann Rinzler has produced a comprehensive volume ideal for both occasional reference and a more in-depth introduction to nutrition.
For Your Body Only: Discover the Diet You Were Born to Eat – Gregory H. Tefft
Cracking the code to the perfect personalized diet—and a lifetime of super-health Have you ever wondered why a new diet is invented almost every other day, yet obesity levels and disease in this country remain at an all-time high?
Food Allergies For Dummies by Joe Kraynak, Robert A. Wood MD
Are you constantly worrying about what you or your loved ones eat? Is every dining experience an episode of anxiety for you? Being allergic to different types of food not only ruins the experience of eating, it can lead to dangerous, sometimes lethal, consequences.
ABC of Nutrition by A. Stewart Truswell Fourth Edition
This well established ABC has been updated with new charts, illustrations and guidelines on aspects of nutrition which affect heart disease, blood pressure, chronic diseases such as diabetes and some types of cancer. The book also contains the most current nutritional recommendations for pregnancy and infant feeding as well as advice for children and adults young and old. With chapters covering nutritional deficiencies in both developing and affluent countries as well as eating disorders and obesity, this latest edition has worldwide relevance.
Gourmet Nutrition By John Berardi & Dr John K Williams
The complete guide to optimum nutrition, Precision Nutrition translates the latest in nutrition research into plain-English strategies that you can use immediately to be healthier and look better than ever before.
How Much Should You Eat To Lose, Maintain Or Gain Weight?
The Harris Benedict formula uses your basal metabolic rate (BMR) to get your daily caloric requirements. The BMR formula uses your height, weight, age and gender to calculate the Basal Metabolic Rate. Then the estimated value is multiplied by a number that corresponds to the person’s activity level. This number is your daily caloric intake to maintain your current weight and can help you to determinate your calorie intake to lose or gain weight. When you know your BMR you can calculate your daily caloric need based on your activity level.
