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This eBook teaches good-eating habits and is a complete nutrition resource with lots of useful new tables - and a lifetime of nutritious health benefits! Learn how to eat to feel good, to greatly improve your health and appearance, to enhance your energy and endurance, to lower your blood pressure, to reduce your risk for type II diabetes, heart attack and stroke.

Topics include healthy eating, vitamins, minerals, carbs, fats, calories, organic food and vegetarianism and more. Written for men and women, this eBook is a wonderful up-to-date reference you will return to again and again. Another sensible eBook you can trust from NoPaperPress. (U.S. units)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 HEALTHY EATING IS VITAL
- Rules for a Healthy Life
- A Note to Nutrition Professionals

2 HOW HEALTHY ARE YOU?
- See Your Doctor First
- Body-Weight Self Assessment
- BMI-Based Weight vs. Height
- Are You Eating Sensibly?
- Time to Set Goals

3 NUTRITION FUNDAMENTALS
- Junk Foods on the Increase
- Confusion in Supermarkets
- Your Metabolic Pathways
- Nutrients & Micronutrients
- Proteins are Building Blocks
- You Need the Right Carbs
- Glycemic Index Defined
- Glycemic Load - More Meaning
- Cholesterol and Triglycerides
- The Skinny on Fat
- Vitamins and Minerals
- You Need Fiber
- Drink Lots of Water
- Use Salt Sparingly
- Not Too Much Sugar
- Phytonutrients

4 NUTRITION FOR HEALTH
- Guidelines for Healthy Eating
- Basic Food Groups
- Vitamin & Mineral Supplements
- For Senior Citizens
- Organic Food - Yes or No?
- Organic Food Labeling
- Is Organic Worth the Cost?
- Is Vegetarianism for You?
- Types of Vegetarians
- Becoming a Vegetarian
- Vegetarian Nutrition
- Vegan Nutrition
- Become a Calorie Expert
- Common-Sense Nutrition
- Eat Slowly
- Further Information

5 LIFE-LONG NUTRITION
- Have a Plan - Keep a Log
- Exercise is Important
- Summarize Your Nutritional Needs
- Now It's Up To You

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