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Eating well for optimum health : the essential guide to food, diet, and nutritio
Weil, Andrew.
Adult Nonfiction RA784 .W425 2000
Weil, Andrew.
Adult Nonfiction RA784 .W425 2000
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| Contents | Page |
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| Introduction | p. 3 |
| 1. - The Principles of Eating Well | p. 5 |
| A Healing Story: From French Fries to Kale | p. 27 |
| A Healing Story: The Knife and Fork Are Powerful Tools | p. 29 |
| 2. - The Basics of Human Nutrition | p. 31 |
| I - The Macronutrients: An Overview | p. 31 |
| II - Carbohydrates Revisited: Staff of Life or Stuff of Sickness? | p. 48 |
| III - Fat Revisited: The Best Part of Food or the Worst? | p. 72 |
| IV - Protein Revisited: How Much Is Enough? | p. 102 |
| V - The Micronutrients | p. 124 |
| A Healing Story: A Successful Encounter with Integrative Medicine | p. 144 |
| A Healing Story: Overcoming Allergies | p. 146 |
| 3. - The Worst Diet in the World | p. 148 |
| A Healing Story: Learning to Make Healthful Food | p. 152 |
| 4. - The Best Diet in the World | p. 155 |
| A Healing Story: A Healthy Civic Leader | p. 169 |
| A Healing Story: I Gave Up Fast Food | p. 171 |
| 5. - A Matter of Weight | p. 173 |
| A Healing Story: Conquering an Eating Disorder | p. 187 |
| 6. - Buying Food and Eating Out (With a Word About Vibrations) | p. 189 |
| A Healing Story: Nothing Is Easy | p. 200 |
| 7. - An Alchemist in the Kitchen | p. 202 |
| A Healing Story: Why I Eat Healthy | p. 207 |
| 8. - The Recipes | p. 209 |
| Soups | p. 209 |
| Salads | p. 218 |
| Appetizers | p. 226 |
| Fish | p. 230 |
| Vegetables | p. 234 |
| Pasta, Rice, Potatoes | p. 238 |
| Desserts | p. 245 |
| Appendix A - The Optimum Diet | p. 261 |
| Appendix B - Dietary Recommendations for Common Health Concerns | p. 264 |
| Appendix C - Answers to Common Questions About Food and Nutrition | p. 273 |
| Appendix D - The Possibility of Surviving Without Eating | p. 278 |
| Appendix E - Sources of Information, Materials, and Supplies | p. 281 |
| Notes | p. 285 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 295 |
| Index | p. 297 |
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