An interesting, fun, and informative look at nutrition, health, and overall wellness. If you're interested in this area but confused by all the information available, this book puts it all together in a concise manner, without drowning you in unnecessary information and overly 'sciency' terms, but based on solid science, not myth and misconceptions. There are also videos and downloads to support the content.
The Food Prescription for Better Health will help you find your prescription for optimal health in the foods you eat. For years Dr. Baxter Montgomery, has been helping patients overcome heart disease and other chronic illnesses through nutritional excellence. Now you can benefit from his knowledge and experience.
Book Features:
-Outlines the poor health condition of Americans
-Provides a detailed description of how the body works
-Tells the real story of what healthy food is, dispelling many myths
-Describes how proper nutrition is important for optimal health
-Provides a step-by-step approach to reverse your health problems using nutrition
-Shows scientific evidence for the efficacy of the program
Food--how we produce, prepare, share and consume it--is fundamental to our wellbeing. It also connects the human body to the complex and dynamic systems of our environment. This is more significant than ever before in human history, as climate change and increasing population impact on global ecosystems.
This fourth edition of Food and Nutrition has been completely rewritten to reflect an ecosystems approach to human health. It is shaped around four dimensions of human nutrition: biology, society, environment and economy.
Food and Nutrition provides a comprehensive overview of food components and the biochemistry of foods and digestion. It outlines nutrition needs at different life stages, dietary disorders, and social and cultural influences on food selection and consumption. It also explores the increasing influence of technology on agriculture and food preparation, and recent research into intergenerational nutrition and nutrigenomics. At every stage it points to how you can impact your own health and the health of others as a global citizen and as a health or other food-system-related professional.
Extensively illustrated with informative graphs, diagrams and data, and with examples, glossaries and reflective exercises, Food and Nutrition is the ideal introduction to the field of nutrition and dietetics for the 21st century, and a valuable professional reference for early career dietitians.
