Optimum Nutrition
| By: | Chef Stephanie Green |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley US |
| Print ISBN: | 9781615648849 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781465450340 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2016 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Good overall health always starts with a foundation of good nutrition. However, being bombarded by conflicting nutritional reports, ever-changing confusing nutritional findings, and the latest diets can make it hard to understand how to achieve your optimum nutrition. Idiot’s Guides®: Optimum Nutrition gives you everything you need to know about nutrients, understanding how they react in your body, and the best way to achieve nutritional benefits. This book covers: * The fundamental basics of nutrition. * Definitions of good/bad fats, good/bad carbs, vitamins, minerals, proteins, and phytonutrients, and how they are used in your body. * The mind/brain/body connection and how nutrition is linked to mental health. * The truth about controversial foods and conflicting nutritional information. * How to understand food labels and nutritional terms, key grocery marketing terms, and genetically modified foods. * Making wise food choices when eating at home or out. * Inclusion of water, fiber, grains, supplements, and super foods. * Popular diets and how they work (low-carb, paleo, plant-based, Mediterranean, glycemic index, raw food). * Food allergies versus food intolerances and how to eat with them.