ABSTRACT

Now in an updated and expanded new edition, The Nutritionist: Food, Nutrition, and Optimal Health, 2nd Edition, provides readers with vital information about how to simply but radically improve their daily lives with the science of nutrition, balance their diets to achieve more energy, and improve health and longevity.

Complete with many informative and easy-to-read tables and charts, The Nutritionist: Food, Nutrition, and Optimal Health, 2nd Edition, utilizes the findings of the latest biological and medical studies to give experts and non-experts alike a comprehensive account of the needs of our bodies and the ways that healthy eating can improve performance in day-to-day activities.

Author Dr. Robert Wildman, renowned nutrition expert, debunks myths about carbohydrates, fat, and cholesterol, elucidates the role of water in nutrition, and clearly explains the facts of human anatomy and physiognomy, the process of digestion, and vitamin supplements. Complete with a practical and comprehensive guide to the nutrition information printed on the packaging of most food items, The Nutritionist: Food, Nutrition, and Optimal Health, 2nd Edition is a necessary and extremely useful nutrition resource for anyone interested in the science and practical benefits of good nutrition.

chapter 2|31 pages

How Our Body Works

chapter 3|17 pages

The Nature of Food

chapter 5|28 pages

Fats and Cholesterol Are Not All Bad

chapter 7|10 pages

Water is the Basis of Our Body

chapter 9|42 pages

Vitamins Are Vital Molecules in Food

chapter 10|41 pages

The Minerals of Our Body

chapter 11|33 pages

Exercise and Sports Nutrition

chapter 12|27 pages

Nutrition Throughout Life

chapter 13|31 pages

Nutrition, Heart Disease, and Cancer