Nutrition For Dummies puts eating back into perspective so that you and your family know what to eat, when to eat it and why. Award-winning food and health, author Carol Ann Rinzler cuts through the myths surrounding fat, calories, cholesterol, vitamins, and all the other nutrition buzzwords bandied about in the news to serve up a healthy meal of sound, practical information you can use. In addition to a quick, understandable primer on what your body does with the food you put into it, Rinzler offers essential insights into eating smart when eating out, cooking healthfully when eating in, and dealing with food allergies and drug interactions. The three previous editions of this broadly popular reference have brought simple, sensible, and accurate nutrition information to an eager audience of health-conscious readers. As before, this book aims to empower readers to take charge of their own health.
Illnesses can be prevented, say the authors, through knowledge and use of proper nutrition.
They call on an increasing body of scientific evidence to back their arguments that vitamin and mineral supplements can also be effective tools in disease prevention and cure. Remedies such as herbal medicine and alternative treatments including homeopathy are also explored. Tables and charts give accurate nutrition data on most common foods. She doesn't preach, but writes from an ordinary person's perspective. Her passion for health is obvious and I found it inspiring.