| Edition |
Fully rev. & updated. |
| Description |
ix, 389 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
Previous ed. had the subtitle: An A-Z guide to safe and healthy eating. |
| Summary |
This completely revised, updated, and redesigned edition includes: More than 170 foods, from apples to zucchini, plus simple ways to eat, cook, and store each food to maximize its healing potential. More than 1100 health conditions, from arthritis to varicose veins, with quick tips on what to eat to prevent or treat each ailment. An all-new overview of nutrition and food safety, including the role of phytochemicals in health; the potential dangers of pesticides, food additives, and genetically modified crops; and the best healthy cooking methods. Special features on the benefits of vitamin D, the real deal on high-fructose corn syrup, the dangers of mixing food and medicine, and much more. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The real deal on nutrition -- The real deal on food safety -The real deal on eating to heal -- Foods -- Ailments. |
| Source |
NBK 3/14 PPL |
| Subject |
Nutrition -- Popular works.
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Food -- Composition -- Popular works.
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| Added Author |
Reader's Digest Association.
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| ISBN |
9781621450016 (pbk.) |
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1621450015 (pbk.) |
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