Body fuel
Subtitle: a guide to good nutrition
By: Donna Shryer.
Series: Food and fitness
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761425526
Subjects: Nutrition -- Juvenile literature; Food -- Juvenile literature; Metabolism -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Provides a basic, comprehensive introduction to human nutrition, including information on how nutrients fuel the body, with a review of the food pyramid and how to read labels to make healthy food choices"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: State-of-the-art nutrition; title: Digesting the facts; title: Nutrient know-how; title: The marvelous carb; title: Fabulous fiber; title: Chewing the fatbut moderately; title: Power to the proteins; title: Turn up the waterworks; title: Vitamin vitals; title: Mineral deposits; title: Exercise your options; title: Appendixes; title: Notes; title: Glossary; title: Further information; title: Bibliography; title: Index.