Nutrition For Dummies, UK Edition

In this fully updated second edition, expert dieticians Sue Baic and Nigel Denby provide no-nonsense advice, equipping you with all the information you need to make informed decisions about your diet. The book acts as a sound reference point if you want to know the facts about food, and debunks the myths behind fad diets.

Nutrition For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides a detailed understanding of the nutritional breakdown of different food groups and examines the relationship food has with one's physical and mental wellbeing. The book also advises you on how to establish healthy eating patterns and how to maximise the health benefits of what you eat.

This new edition includes approx 20% new and updated material, including new chapters on nutrition in institutions and how to eat healthily on the go. New content also includes up-to-date health guidelines and government policies, information on probiotics and over the counter weight loss drugs, plus advice on how to eat well on a budget.

Nutrition For Dummies, 2^nd Edition includes:

Part I: The Basic Facts about Nutrition
Chapter 1: What's Nutrition, Anyway?
Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24-Hour Food Factory
Chapter 3: Why You Eat What You Eat and Like What You Like

Part II: What You Get from Food
Chapter 4: Powerful Protein
Chapter 5: The Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol
Chapter 6: Calories: The Energisers
Chapter 7: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story
Chapter 8: The Alcohol Truth: The Whole Truth
Chapter 9: Vigorous Vitamins
Chapter 10: Mighty Minerals
Chapter 11: Phabulous Phytochemicals
Chapter 12: Water Works

Part III: Healthy Eating
Chapter 13: What Is a Healthy Diet?
Chapter 14: Making Wise Food Choices
Chapter 15 : Ensuring Good Nutrition Whoever You Are
NEW! Chapter 16: Eating in Institutions
NEW! Chapter 17: Being Nutritionally Savvy on the Go

Part IV: Processed Food
Chapter 18: What Is Processed Food?
Chapter 19: Cooking and Keeping Food
Chapter 20: Weird Science: Examining Food Additives

Part V: Food and Health
Chapter 21: Food and Allergies
Chapter 22: Food and Mood
Chapter 23: Food and Medicine
Chapter 24: Food and Dietary Supplements

Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 25: Ten Nutrition Web Sites You Can Trust
Chapter 26: Ten Superfoods
Chapter 27: Ten Fad Diets: The Truth Behind the Headlines

Introduction 1

Part I: The Basic Facts about Nutrition 7

Chapter 1: What’s Nutrition, Anyway? 9

Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24-Hour Food Factory 19

Chapter 3: Why You Eat When You Eat and Like What You Like 33

Part II: What You Get from Food 45

Chapter 4: Powerful Protein 47

Chapter 5: The Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol 59

Chapter 6: Calories: The Energisers 77

Chapter 7: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story 93

Chapter 8: The Truth: The Alcohol Truth 109

Chapter 9: Vigorous Vitamins 121

Chapter 10: Mighty Minerals 139

Chapter 11: Phabulous Phytochemicals 157

Chapter 12: Water Works 163

Part III: Healthy Eating 173

Chapter 13: What Is a Healthy Diet? 175

Chapter 14: Making Wise Food Choices 187

Chapter 15 : Ensuring Good Nutrition Whoever You Are 199

Chapter 16: Being Nutritionally Savvy for When You’re Out and About 213

Chapter 17 : Looking at Standards in Schools and Other Institutions 227

Part IV: Processed Food 247

Chapter 18: What Is Processed Food? 249

Chapter 19: Cooking and Keeping Food 261

Chapter 20: Weird Science: Examining Food Additives 281

Part V: Food and Health 293

Chapter 21: Food and Allergies 295

Chapter 22: Food and the Brain 303

Chapter 23: Food and Medicine 313

Chapter 24: Dietary Supplements 325

Part VI: The Part of Tens 339

Chapter 25: Ten Nutrition Websites You Can Trust 341

Chapter 26 Ten Superfoods 347

Chapter 27: Ten Fad Diets: The Truth Behind the Headlines 353

Index 359

Nigel Denby trained as a dietitian at Glasgow Caledonian University and has since worked on Channel 4???s Fit Farm and BBC???s Breakfast show amongst others.

Sue Baic is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist with the Nutrition Society and is a media spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association.

Carol Ann Rinzler is the author of more than 20 books on food and health.

Learn to:

• Understand food labelling
• Tell the difference between facts and fads
• Make the best food choices for you and your family

Say 'hello' to a happy, healthy you

Eating the right foods is an essential part of keeping well and being at your best. This sensible book is packed full of advice on how to make the right food choices for you and your family, whether you're snacking in the office, eating out or packing a school lunchbox. Covering everything from how to get the vitamins and minerals your body requires to the facts behind processed foods, this guide shows you how to stay on top of your nutritional intake and feel refreshed and energised on a daily basis.

• Back to basics – discover the essential ingredients behind food and nutrition
• It all adds up – understand what your body takes from the foods you eat, from vitamins and protein to fat and cholesterol
• Decision time – learn about healthy eating and how to make wise food choices
• Part of the process – find out all about processed foods and the additives that lie within everyday foods
• Uncover the links – discover how nutrition ties in with allergies, medication, and even your mood

'Fascinating, authoritative, packed with real evidence and sound advice – and a good read. The authors of this book have qualifications and experience you can really trust. There are a lot of flaky, unscientific nutrition books out there – and this is their nemesis!'
– Dr Alice Roberts, anatomist, author & broadcaster

Open the book and find:

• Key facts about the digestive system
• How to beat those between-meal energy lows
• Information on essential and non-essential proteins
• Why your body craves fat
• Advice on healthy meal-planning
• The lowdown on allergies and intolerances
• Why you should always check the ingredients list
• Information on all the vitamins your body needs