The Nutritionist: Food, Nutrition, and Optimal Health, 2nd Edition

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 Editionis a necessary and extremely useful nutrition resource for anyone interested in the science and practical benefits of good nutrition.

Table of Contents1. The Very Basics of Our Existence 2. How Our Body Works3. The Nature of Food4. Carbohydrate is Fuel for Our Body5. Fat and Cholesterol aren't all Bad!6. Protein Provides Structure and Function to Our Body7. Water is Our Very Basis8. The Composition of Our Body, Energy Metabolism and Managing Our Weight9. Vitamins Are Vital Molecules in our Food10. The Minerals of Man11. Exercise and Exercise Nutrition12. Nutrition Throughout Our Lifespan13. Nutrition and the Major Killers of Man