Eat for Life:

The Food and Nutrition Board's Guide to Reducing Your Risk of Chronic Disease

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Size: 192 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1992

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Catherine E. Woteki and Paul R. Thomas, Editors; Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
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This friendly, easy-to-read guide presents the National Research Council's nine-point dietary plan to reduce the risk of diet-related chronic disease. A "how-to" section provides tips on shopping (how to read food labels), cooking (how to turn a high-fat dish into ...
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"This easy-to-read guide is the consumer's version of the 1989 Diet and Health. This book is recommended for motivated patients." --Nutrition and the M.D.
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Front Matter	i-x
1 Introduction	1-8	(skim)
2 Guidelines for a New Eating Pattern	9-32	(skim)
3 The Food We Eat	33-56	(skim)
4 Diet and Chronic Disease in the United States	57-76	(skim)
5 Calories, Energy Balance, and Chronic Diseases	77-84	(skim)
6 Fats, Cholesterol, and Chronic Diseases	85-98	(skim)
7 Protein, Carbohydrates, and Chronic Diseases	99-106	(skim)
8 Vitamins, Minerals, and Chronic Diseases	107-118	(skim)
9 Alcohol, Other Food Substances, and Chronic Diseases	119-128	(skim)
10 Making the Change to the New Eating Pattern	129-156	(skim)
Appendixes	157-166	(skim)
Index	167-179	(skim)

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This friendly, easy-to-read guide presents the National Research Council's nine-point dietary plan to reduce the risk of diet-related chronic disease. A "how-to" section provides tips on shopping (how to read food labels), cooking (how to turn a high-fat dish into a low-fat one), and eating out (how to read a menu with nutrition in mind).

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"This easy-to-read guide is the consumer's version of the 1989 Diet and Health. This book is recommended for motivated patients." --Nutrition and the M.D.

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