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Eat for Life : The Food and Nutrition Board's Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease by National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Paul R. Thomas, Catherine E. Woteki, Paul R. Thomas is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Eat for Life : The Food and Nutrition Board's Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease about?
Results from the National Research Council's (NRC) landmark study Diet and health are readily accessible to nonscientists in this friendly, easy-to-read guide. Readers will find the heart of the book in the first chapter: the Food and Nutrition Board's nine-point dietary plan to reduce the risk of diet-related chronic illness. The nine points are presented as sensible guidelines that are easy to follow on a daily basis, without complicated measuring or calculating?and without sacrificing favorite foods. Eat for Life gives practical recommendations on foods to eat and in a "how-to" section provides tips on shopping (how to read food labels), cooking (how to turn a high-fat dish into a low-fat one), and eating out (how to read a menu with nutrition in mind). The volume explains what protein, fiber, cholesterol, and fats are and what foods contain them, and tells readers how to reduce their risk of chronic disease by modifying the types of food they eat. Each chronic disease is clearly defined, with information provided on its prevalence in the United States. Written for everyone concerned about how they can influence their health by what they eat, Eat for Life offers potentially life
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- Author
- National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Paul R. Thomas, Catherine E. Woteki, Paul R. Thomas
- Publisher
- National Academy Press, Marston Book Services Ltd [distributor], . Cariad Ltd [distributor], . Footprint Books [distributor], . Footprint Books [distributor], . National Academy Press [distributor
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9786610214495
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Medicine
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