Nutrition Facts: The Truth About Food

I am loving this book and all the information in it. It is packed with so much useful stuff. For years I have struggled to lose weight and couldn't figure out why because I exercise daily and I have been a vegetarian for most of my life. This book pretty much gave me a lot of reasons why I could be having problems. Blood tests come back and I'm low on a lot of vital vitamins and minerals but I never thought it meant anything until I read this book. I count my calories every day and never drink calories and now I realize that could be another factor. This book tells you why each vitamin and mineral is important and what it does for your body. It has ailments and what to do to avoid them. Like anxiety for example, it says to avoid caffeine and alcohol as those two things make anxiety worse. It also includes many other ailments like cancer, dandruff, depression, bruises, cold sores, colds, headaches, hypertension, and more. It says exactly what vitamins and minerals to avoid and what diets you should consider to lower your chances of certain diseases. There is also so much information on many different diets out there too as well as foods you should eat and avoid. The book is very easy to read, isn't boring at all, and it's very easy to understand. This is definitely a book I'm enjoying and I am so glad I came across it. I've learned a lot about my own health and so many things I've been doing wrong. I highly recommend it! *I received this book free in exchange for an honest review*

I have always loved that quote by Hippocrates and this book is the perfect guide to explaining how to let food be your medicine! I consider myself to be pretty health conscious, and knowledgeable about the importance of the right foods for your health. I am constantly surprised by friends and family that honestly do not understand how much damage they are doing to their bodies by eating the wrong foods. I love how the book explains how different foods work within the body! It explains things like digestion, absorption, and metabolism in a way that is easy to understand for everyone! Vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbs, fats and the roles they play and how to incorporate all these thing in the best way possible are lined out! Even though it is very thorough, it is not monotonous, nor does it go into too much detail that will lose the reader attention. I have found many similar books that go into far too much detail and the average person looking for quick answers isn't likely to continue reading. When a book is straight, to the point, and easy to understand, I feel it serves a better purpose for those just learning to take control of their health! It is also a great reference book for those who are already health knowledgeable and conscious! The next time I am having a conversation with someone who doesn't really understand the importance of the right foods in managing their health, I know just what book to recommend!I received this book in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

The book Nutrition Facts is very informative. It is divided into five chapters and they are color coded for easy reference.It starts with nutrition and health. In this chapter the author talks about what is nutrition, historical facts, how nutrition relates to growth, reproduction, health and metabolism. What healthy means, food as medicine and medicines with food and food versus medicine. Every topic is very well covered with lots of information.The second chapter, the body, covers different body functions and body parts in relation to nutrition. In next chapter author talks about nutrients, explaining every nutrient and its role, sources of these nutrients.The chapter on eating explains foods, drinks and diets. Different kinds of foods and comparison between them and their health benefits. Different diets, how they work, what is the effect of each diet.The last chapter is about ailments and allergies. This chapter explains how different foods can effect a person. Similarly, a food can start an allergic reaction in a person.How to read nutritional labels on products is also mentioned and there are conversion tables as well. All in all, every topic is very well explained and written in this book. I find this book very helpful and informative. I was given the opportunity to try this book for free for my unbiased opinion.

I read this cover to cover. Not sure why I found it so interesting and readable but it was.Nutritional deficiencies or toxicities are the most common diseases in America yet almost never diagnosed. (The way our society and medical system have evolved, eating well and knowing how to eat well is your job and it's nobody's job to help you. As a Family Practice doctor I am sad about that and don't know exactly what to do about it. We don't get paid to talk to or advise our patients in the current system. We are supposed to refer you to a dietician or nutritionist when we diagnose a problem but then insurance usually won't pay for the consultation.)This book is not the most complete work available but is probably ideal for those who read at high school or college level and don't already have significant nutritional knowledge. That probably includes most doctors.This book is a good launch point: If you find an area of interest to you, consider Wkipedia (or examine.com for supplements) to delve deeper. USDA.com has an immense database on food and nutrition but it's complicated and the guidelines are often bent to meet political expectations (Selling grain, making money for the processed food complains and creating illness for the medical and pharmaceutical industries to profit from all seem to be influences.)One final point: Strangely, potassium is not included in this book in the nutrient section. I've read somewhere that 98% of Americans don't get enough potassium. would seem to be important to put potassium in the next edition

I think this book is okay, I don't love it. I read a lot of wellness and nutrition books as I am really into fitness and health. I recently received a copy of this book free so I figured why not and decided to read it.This book only has five chapters and while it does contain a lot of information - I think a person can become better informed from other books or researching online. All of the information in this book seems to be cited from the US Government's standpoint on health and nutrition and while they are good at providing some basic information, I wouldn't take their opinion on all aspects of nutrition to be accurate or even viable in this day and age.If you know absolutely nothing about nutrition -- we are talking nothing, you have no idea what a calorie is or where to find a nutrition label than this book would be an okay place to start. If you are into health and you know there is a lot more to nutrition than meets the eye - skip this read, as I think you would be better off just using google or another book for more in depth info.I received this book complimentary in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

First of all, let me say that I am not a health nut, by any stretch of the imagination. I have a goal to be healthier but struggle in the kitchen when it comes to eating better. This book though, oh man, it brings out the science nerd in me. I really do love to learn about the pros, cons, and science benefits of eating better. Yea you can learn all about this and that and cutting carbs but I really want to know how my body processes things and this book gets on a very technical level of doing that. The first thing I did was flip to the back to look at the citations. I wanted to check to see what type of references Karen was using. She is using good quality sources, in my opinion, for her fact basing. I also did a lot of research on Karen herself, just to get to know her background. She has suffered from Celiac's for many many years and has been able to live a gluten and dairy free lifestyle. While I received this book for free, the review is my own.The only downside with this book is the print quality, it's horrible. The color printing is faded, and I will say to the publishers: GET A BETTER PRINTER.

This was a pretty refreshing overview of nutrition. Americans in general have been obsessed with "low fat" and "low calorie" foods for years now much to our detriment (and poor health). This was an interesting read and covered so many aspects of true nutrition. From how the body actually uses food to different popular diets and what their potential benefits and drawbacks are to dietary changes that could impact different ailments. I am not big on fad diets and look more to eat moderately in most things and minimize processed foods. Some of the popular diet overviews seemed potentially overlly...positive(?) in their representation of the diets in question (but that could be my own bias). That said I was quite happy to see actual references provided! That is often sorely lacking in books on diet and nutrition. I am big on wanting to "see the science and data" and definitely plan to dig into the references. I also enjoyed the Fact/Myth tidbits provided throughout. Some of the information provided I already knew, but there were equal parts that I did not. I definitely foresee using it as a resource into the future as well - definitely recommend.I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Hard to believe that years ago most people didn't think that would they ate had anything to do with their health. Things have changed and now diet and exercise is on everyone's radar. Of course everyone knows they should eat less red meat and more vegetables, but they really don't understand how the body reacts to the nutrients that are in our food. This book is very well organized and makes it easy for anyone to learn what is known so far in the world of nutrition, health, diets, allergies and disease. The only downside is that not everyone agrees unanimously on some information - for instance choosing low-fat or skim milk instead of whole milk. Also, as we know from the news reports almost everyday, future studies can change what we previously thought. You'll be surprised how much you didn't know before reading it! I received this book for free in exchange for my unbiased and honest review.

This is a great book with concise and easy to understand information. I really enjoyed reading it and feel I've learnt a lot from it.

No revisaron el e-bookTiene muchos errores, mucho texto se repite en la siguiente hoja.Resulta muy molesto leerlo así

The older I get the more eating properly is important, however, I've tried to eat nutritionally most of my life. Lucky me!

Good read

It is fairly easy to read and has a lot of useful informationBUT The British Thyroid org have found iodine to be detrimental in large quantities and not proven in small quantities basically you should not try and boost you intake beyond what is in your food....