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Nutrition almanac

Kirschmann, John D.2007
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Take charge of your well-being, improve your health, feel younger, and live longer The Nutrition Almanac offers you reliable information based on the latest scientific discoveries as well as an expanded section on essential vitamins and minerals and their amazing benefits. All the nutritional information you need is here, so enhancing and maintaining good health is easy! Eat better. Live longer.
Main title:
Nutrition almanac / John D. Kirschmann and Nutrition Search, Inc.
Edition:
Sixth edition
Imprint:
New York : McGraw-Hill, [2007].©2007
Collation:
[xi], 371 pages ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"Learn what vitamins and minerals can do for your body and mind. Fight disease, boost immunity, and slow the effects of aging". -- cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
section 1. Nutrition and health -- Digestion -- Absorption -- Metabolism -- section 2. Nutrients -- Macronutrients : carbohydrates, fats, and proteins -- Micronutrients : vitamins, minerals, and water -- Special functions of nutrients -- section 3. Foods, beverages, and supplementary foods -- Foods -- Beverages -- Supplementary Foods -- section 4. Ailments and other stressful conditions -- Abscess -- Accidents, shock, and surgery -- Acne -- Adrenal exhaustion -- AIDS -- Alcoholism -- Allergies -- Alzheimer's disease -- Anemia -- Aneurysm -- Arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, angina, and coronary heart disease -- Arthritis -- Asthma -- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders -- Autism -- Backache -- Baldness (Alopecia) -- Beriberi -- Bone abnormalities -- Bronchitis -- Bruises -- Bruxism (Teeth grinding) -- Burns -- Bursitis -- Cancer -- Cataracts -- Celiac disease -- Chicken pox -- Cholesterol level, high -- Cirrhosis of the liver -- Colds -- Colitis and Crohn's disease -- Conjunctivitis (Pink eye) -- Constipation -- Croup -- Cystic fibrosis -- Cystitis (Bladder infection) -- Dandruff -- Deafness -- Depression/bipolar mood disorder -- Dermatitis -- Diabetes -- Diarrhea -- Diverticulitis -- Dizziness/vertigo -- Ear infection/earache -- Eating disorders -- Eczema -- Edema (Fluid retention) -- Emphysema -- Endometriosis -- Environmental pollution -- Epilepsy -- Eye disorders -- Fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) -- Fever -- Flatulence (Intestinal gas) -- Flu (Influenza) -- Fracture (Broken bone) -- Gallbladder disorders -- Gallstones -- Gastritis -- Glaucoma/age-related macular degeneration -- Goiter -- Gout -- Hair problems -- Halitosis -- Hangovers -- Hay fever (Allergic rhinitis) -- Headache -- Heart disease/cardiovascular disease -- Hemophilia -- Hemorrhoids (Piles) -- Hepatitis -- Hernia/hiatal hernia -- Herpes Simplex I and II -- Hypertension (High blood pressure) -- Hyperthyroidism -- Hypoglycemia (Low blood sugar) -- Hypotension (Low blood pressure) -- Hypothyroidism -- Indigestion (Dyspepsia) -- Infections -- Infertility/impotence -- Inflammatory conditions -- Kwashiorkor -- Leg cramp and charley horse -- Liver disorders -- Measles -- Ménière's syndrome -- Menopause -- Mental illness and schizophrenia -- Mononucleosis -- Mouth and tongue disorders -- Multiple sclerosis -- Muscle weakness and disorders -- Muscular dystrophy -- Myasthenia gravis -- Nail problems -- Nausea and vomiting -- Nephritis (Bright's disease) -- Neuritis -- Osteoporosis (Brittle bones) -- Overweight and obesity -- Parkinson's disease -- Pellagra -- Pernicious anemia -- Phlebitis -- Pneumonia -- Polio -- Pregnancy -- Premenstrual syndrome -- Prostatitis and prostate enlargement -- Pruritus ani -- Psoriasis -- Pyorrhea (Periodontal disease) -- Rhinitis -- Rickets and osteomalacia -- Sciatica -- Scurvy -- Shingles (Herpes zoster) -- Sinusitis -- Skin problems -- Sore throat -- Stress -- Stroke -- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) -- Sunburn -- Swollen glands -- Syndrome X (Metabolic syndrome) -- Tics, tremors, twitches, and Tourette's syndrome -- Tonsillitis -- Tooth and gum disorders, gingivitis, and periodontitis -- Ulcers -- Underweight -- Vaginitis -- Varicose veins and spider veins -- Venereal disease/sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) -- Worms and intestinal parasites -- section 5. Food lists -- Foods with pharmacological activity -- Acid- and alkaline-forming foods -- Rich food sources on nutrients -- section 6. Tables of food measurement and composition -- Weights and measures -- Abbreviations and symbols used in the tables -- Recommended dietary intake chart -- Tales of food composition -- Food groups.
ISBN:
007143658897800714365889780071436588 (pbk)
Dewey class:
613.2
Language:
English
BRN:
96186
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Brighton LibraryAdult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing613.2 KIROnloan - Due: 19 Nov 2024
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