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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"What is the "best" diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad? Food writer and cook Mark Bittman and health expert David Katz, MD, answer all these questions and more in a lively and easy-to-read Q&A format. Inspired by their viral hit article in Grub Street--one of New York magazine's most popular and most-shared articles--here Bittman and Katz share their clear, no-nonsense perspective...
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Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1999 the heads of the world's largest processed food companies, from Coca-Cola to Nabisco, gathered at Pillsbury headquarters in Minneapolis for a secret meeting. On the agenda: the emerging epidemic of obesity, and what to do about it. Increasingly, the salt, sugar, and fat laden foods these companies produced were being linked to obesity, and a concerned Kraft executive took the stage to issue a warning: There would be a day of...
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Language
English
Description
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
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English
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"Buettner [proposes that you may] transform your health using smart eating and lifestyle habits gleaned from new research on the diets, eating habits, and lifestyle practices of the communities he's identified as 'Blue Zones'--those places with the world's longest-lived, and thus healthiest, people: [Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California; and Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica]"-- Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 407 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Starting with the wild plants that were central to our original diet, investigative journalist Robinson reveals the nutritional history of our fruits and vegetables, describing how 400 generations of farmers have unwittingly squandered a host of essential fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Finally Full, Finally Slim shows you how to permanently lose weight by right-sizing your portions without eliminating entire food groups or staring at an empty plate. Within these pages, Dr. Young outlines thirty days worth of simple changes to help you shed pounds and provides a portion plan that ensures you will feel satisfied. She expertly describes the relevance of diet to health and steers you toward whole foods and away from clever marketing...
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Eat a Balanced Diet! focuses on nutrition while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Food groups and food selection is presented through engaging text and full-color photographs. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
5th edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 802 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The choices you make every day about food and nutrition really do matter. They impact your health and well-being now and throughout your life. Duyff provides sound, positive, and practice advice for you and your family, at every age and stage of life.
Author
Language
English
Description
Tom Brady explains how he developed his groundbreaking approach to long-term fitness, presenting a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to his personal practice. Brady offers the principles behind pliability, which is at the heart of a new paradigm shift and movement toward a more natural, healthier way of exercising, training, and living, and one that challenges some commonly held assumptions around health and wellness. Filled with lessons learned from...
11) The better brain: overcome anxiety, combat depression, and reduce ADHD and stress with nutrition
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A paradigm-shifting approach to treating mental disorders like anxiety, depression, and ADHD with food and nutrients, by two leading scientists who share their original, groundbreaking research with readers everywhere for the first time, explaining why nutrients improve brain health, and how to use them"--
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An acclaimed surgeon specializing in weight loss delivers a paradigm-shifting examination of the diet and health industry's focus on protein, explaining why it is detrimental to our health, and can prevent us from losing weight,"--Amazon.com.
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Language
English
Description
"From Grammy-Award winning music superstar and actor Tim McGraw comes a one-of-a kind lifestyle book that melds his personal fitness transformation story with practical advice to inspire healthy changes in readers' lives. Tim McGraw is as well-known for his unparalleled accomplishments in the entertainment industry as he is for his boundless energy--he is the embodiment of vitality and success. But only a decade ago, he found himself struggling with...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
x, 194 p. : port. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eat Naked with Margaret Floyd for a Sexier You
•Are you fed up with counting calories?
•Confused by all the diet hype?
•Want to eat delicious, real food and look and feel great?
Leading nutritional therapist Margaret Floyd's Eat Naked will help you strip away the overprocessed, overpackaged, and overdressed junk food from your diet. It's time to enjoy "naked" foods-whole foods that are fresh, organically grown, and prepared in...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Life & Style
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Debunk diet myths and make better food choices with this helpful guide that will transform the way you think about nutrition and health.
Whether it's a new fad, "detox" diet, news report or a celebrity-endorsed supplement, the constant flow of diet information is cluttered, conflicting, and often devoid of scientific research -- leaving millions of us confused, overwhelmed, and feeling totally helpless in taking ownership our health and making better...
Author
Publisher
Worthy Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xvi, 250 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Wanting or needing to lose weight? The answer is not a pill, medication, or surgery. The answer is a nutritional one that might surprise you. Dr Colbert, who has been practicing medicine for 30 years, has taken his nutrition, cancer treatment, and weight loss training to a whole new level. Colbert not only helps you lose weight, he helps you plan out a healthy life that you can enjoy!"--
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xv, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
For the first time, Family Power provides a revolutionary program that gives you proven, practical solutions for achieving a healthy weight and maintaining it as a family. Filled with the motivational stories of families who have achieved healthy-weight homes as well as expert advice from their coaches, Family Power gets your family up, moving, and improving health together as no other book ever has before.
18) Fruit group
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
24 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to the fruit group. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 audio discs (6 1/2 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer disc (PDF ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Scientist, fitness champion, and founder of Gauge Girl Training Christine Hronec shares a customizable plan to lose weight and shed fat by eating according to your macro type, a profile based on your body type and personal carb tolerance. Unlock your macro type and end the battle with the scale-for good.
One-size-fits-all diets don't work, and neither does counting calories alone. Biochemical Engineer and fitness expert Christine Hronec has discovered...
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