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Nutrition Almanac | 
| Authors: John D. Kirschmann, Inc. Nutrition Search
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 31897
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0071436588
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2
EAN: 9780071436588
ASIN: 0071436588
Publication Date: December 21, 2006
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The first three editions of Nutrition Almanac sold more than 2.5 million copies. The 494-page fourth edition is expanded and updated, with new information to answer your questions and help you plan your personal nutritional program. "Nutrition is the relationship of foods to the health of the human body," explain the Kirschmanns (daughter and father), and they cover every aspect of how food relates to health. A detailed section on nutrients, for example, describes each vitamin and mineral, how it is absorbed and stored, dosage and toxicity, deficiency effects and symptoms, beneficial effect on ailments, and research findings. Another section offers 175 pages of common ailments and stressful conditions that may be related to nutrition, and which nutrients, exercise, herbs, and homeopathic remedies may be beneficial for each. A shorter chapter on herbs summarizes the medicinal uses of 70 herbs. The book also includes 73 pages of extensive nutritional information about common foods, showing how they help meet the RDA for each nutrient for both babies and adults. It is surprising in a book as up-to-date as this one that the authors choose to include height/desirable-weight charts, which are thought by experts to be outdated and irrelevant to health. Otherwise, this is a reference book you'll use often if you care about tracking and improving your nutrition. --Joan Price
Product Description
Take charge of your well-being, improve your health, feel younger, and live longer The Nutrition Almanac offers you reliable information based on the latest scientific discoveries as well as an expanded section on essential vitamins and minerals and their amazing benefits. All the nutritional information you need is here, so enhancing and maintaining good health is easy! Eat better. Live longer. - Learn how what you eat can affect more than 100 common ailments
- Discover rich sources of vitamins and minerals in foods at your supermarket
- Understand the difference between good fats and bad fats
- Get practical information on the benefits of antioxidants and phytonutrients in food
- Find out which food ingredients and additives to avoid
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 Classic reference book May 23, 2008
This is the third edition of the Nutrition Almanac that I have purchased over the years.
I find it an extremely valuable reference guide that I consult frequently. It has extensive information on vitamins, minerals, nutritional content of all the basic foods, health issues etc. It now also includes information on homeopathic remedies for a number of medical conditions...a welcome addition!
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in health and nutrition.
Nutrution Almanac November 25, 2007
This is an update of a book I have had for years, and I am very pleased with the information and the format.
 Smaller Book with Less Info than 4th Edition August 2, 2007
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
When I ordered this book, I was anticipating giving away my old 4th edition for a new one with improved information. NOT SO!
The tables, the heart and soul of the book, have fewer foods and not more than the 4th edition. In a display of ignorant cost cutting, Carb counts for grains such as rice are given per cup of RAW not cooked product - same for macaroni whereas the 4th edition gives raw and cooked values. This alone makes it not worth the money but scattered throughout are foods that were there for 4th edition but are now gone.
The publisher probably saved money by eliminating pages but I can no longer recommend this book to friends; I advise them to not buy it but get a copy of the 4th edition instead.
All Things nutrition..................................... February 8, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've used this book for decades. It has all the information. I use it mostly to find out what nutritional items are missing for illnesses. I just wanted the latest copy.
Nutrition Almanac February 7, 2007
Very informative and have the quantity you need to take to fix yours body.
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