Pre-Owned Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide, 5th Ed (Paperback) 0544520580 9780544520585

The newest edition of the most trusted nutrition guide.

Since its first, highly successful edition in 1996, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide has continually served as the gold-standard resource for advice on healthy eating and active living at every age and stage of life. At once accessible and authoritative, this comprehensive guide effectively balances a practical, evidence-based focus with the latest scientific information, serving the needs of consumers and health professionals alike. Opting for flexibility over rigid dos and don't, it allows readers to personalize their own paths to healthier living through simple strategies for meal planning and weight management. This newly updated Fifth Edition addresses the most current dietary guidelines, consumer concerns, public health needs, and marketplace and lifestyle trends in sections covering Choices for Wellness; Food from Farm to Fork; Know Your Nutrients; Food for Every Age and Stage of Life; and Smart Eating to Prevent and Manage Health Issues.

This essential guide provides practical, science-based answers for your family's health:

• A Healthy Eating Plan: Personalize your path to wellness with flexible strategies from MyPlate, the DASH diet, and Mediterranean-style eating.
• Food Safety From Farm to Fork: Learn how to shop with confidence, decode food labels, and keep your food safe from the store to your kitchen table.
• Nutrition for Every Life Stage: Find specific, authoritative advice for healthy eating for babies, kids, teens, men, women, and older adults.
• Manage Health Concerns: Discover how smart eating can help prevent and manage common health issues, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, food allergies, and cancer.