From Publishers Weekly In this straightforward guide to a healthy diet, Hark and Dean, nutritionists and educators both, decode the conflicting messages about nutrition that people often get from the news and from various weight-loss programs. After imparting tips on subjects like smart snacking, exercising and drinking water, they explain nutritional concepts, breaking down the food pyramid and providing a directory of vitamins and minerals. Perhaps the most useful section describes how to "eat for the time of your life"; the authors include graphs of healthy weights, charts listing foods that are good for certain age groups and plenty of sound advice for athletes, pregnant women and people of all ages. They also demystify the main fad diets, look at how food is related to health problems and discuss buying and storing food; a handy guide to common foods' nutritional value appears at the end. Lists, questionnaires, "jargon busters" and even a few recipes are sprinkled throughout in colorful boxes, and sidebars containing case studies (i.e., a preschool child who will eat only white food) provide advice for common problems. Although most of the information conveyed here has been said before without making people change their ways, this book neatly combines it all into an authoritative reference tool that's particularly useful for families. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Read more About the Author Lisa Hark, MD is an internationally known medical nutritionist who had been working in the field for more than 20 years. She is currently the Director of Nutrition Education and Prevention Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Darwin Deen, MD is a family physician who specializes in the importance of nutrition at all stages of life. Read more
N**Y
Easy to read and helpful too.
One of the best books I've ever read on nutrition. Usually they tend to be boring. This one is informative and easy to read. I recommend it to all my friends. It has something about everything and something for everyone. I promise you'll tell all your friends to read it too. It's just a book you'll want to keep around the house for reference.
M**A
Excellent
The book was delivered on time and in great condition. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning more about foods and how it works on your body and health.
S**S
Excellent Quality and Content
Book recieved earlier than scheduled, in great condition! Love DK books, very easy to understand and read, easy to follow. Very informative and simple, has great tips and ideas. Absolutely reccomend it! Very impressed. ;)
D**E
Nutrition for Life
Was recommended through my physician's hospital. Something simple that provides the basic information I needed. I am a consumer and not in the health industry so I really only needed something to give me a heads-up. Easy to read and understand and written by a qualified professional.
D**O
Great book
Great book. Have all the information you need for a healthy lifestyle. Read it through once at least, then you can always use it as a reference book later. Cannot think about a better book.
R**E
Great Resource
Clear, well organized. I had taken this book out on library loan and decided it was well worth money spent.
I**.
Well presented and worth checking it out. Contains plenty of information to help you to eat more healthy/
2013 arrived slowly in our family as we had to deal with sickness over the Christmas vacation... On New Year's Eve, my husband and oldest son drove through the state of New York and back in order to pick up a comic collection. Needless to say, when they arrived at home later that day, they were tired and we all went to sleep. However, that doesn't mean that I haven't decided to try something new or get healthier in 2013.I will admit that I am overweight and I am pleased to say that this week (after postponing it since the beginning of January), I have decided to become more active at home. Winter is difficult... Back in the fall, my husband and I had taken the habit to go walk every day for about 30 minutes. When the cold temperatures came.... well it got put on the backburner. So in order to get back in shape and while waiting for the warmer days to come, I have decided to get back on the Wii Fit. A couple of years ago, I have lost quite a bit of weight with Weight Watchers and the Wii Fit. So I thought I could get back at it and be careful at my calories intake during the day. With the help of an app and the Wii Fit, I have done three days of exercises and healthy eating. But I don't want to stop there. I want to learn more about eating well and making wise choices.So when I go approached in promoting the DK Start Something New Boutique, I quickly selected four books to promote. One of these book is the Nutrition for Life. Before I share my thoughts about book, let me present you the table of contents:Assess your health and lifestyle - nutrition-energy balance, look at your lifestyle, check your physical health, assess your shape and weight, do you need to change? and making changes.Food for life - why we need food, the need for fats, good fats/bad fats, reducing saturated fat, proteins for growth, carbohydrates for energy, facts about fiber, what are vitamins, phytochemicals, what are minerals.Elements of a healthy diet - making the best dietary choices, dietary guidelines, wholesome grains, vegetables for health, fruits for health, benefits of dairy, healthy protein sources, legumes, seeds, nuts, eggs, fluids, vegetarian and eating away from home.Eating for the time of your life - when our needs change, children, growth, baby, toddlers, preschool children, school-age children, adolescents, adulthood, pregnancy, motherhood, menopause, athletes. middle-to-later years.The truth about weight control - why weight control is important, looking at diet plans, extra help with weight loss, your personal diet plan, regular exercises and weight loss, children and weight management, when you need to gain weight.Food as medicine - improving health through diet, cardiovascular disease and nutrition, respiratory disorders, digestive disorders, disorders of the urinary system, bone and joint disorders, diabetes, food allergies and intolerances, migraine headache, cancer, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, dietary supplements.The food you buy - nutrition and modern food preparation, how food is preserved, smart shopping, how to store food, preserving food at home, food preparations and cooking, food hygiene.Food analysis - what is in the food you eat?I find this book packed with useful information that could help anyone no matter at what stage of life they are. There are some sections that doesn't touch our family anymore - pregnancy, baby food, and toddlers - but still I can gain much in reading the book. One of the first section I have read was the menopause one because even if I am in my early 40s I have been in menopause for almost 3 years now. However, my bones are healthy and I have turned toward a natural way of dealing with the effects of menopause and to this day I do not have to use hormones. I also explore the diet directory and read about some of them. In this section you will learn more about the diets out there and how it claims to work and the regimen impose to the followers. You will also get a paragraph explaining to you if the diet is healthy (and indirectly if it will work...). Personally, I have a positive experience with Weight Watchers and know that one of the reasons I gain some weight or stayed on a plateau is because I stopped calculating the point. So using an app for the calories help to determine if I am eating my daily quota and not more.As I write this review, I am still reading some part of the book in order to absorb as much information on the subject. I am planning to change some eating habits of mine in 2013 and discover new flavors as well. One of the food I want to try this year is the fig as I have never had any before. I also want to continue to try out new recipes (that's another review I promise! *grin*) with my family. And moving is a big one on my list. I have already started with the Wii Fit and plan to include more activities in my day-to-day life with the kids.If you want to learn more about nutrition, I strongly suggest that you check you the Nutrition for Life. You won't be disappointed.
L**N
This book is my nutrition bible
I've owned this book for over 5 years now. Bought it when I was pregnant with my daughter. It is useful, simply written, colorful and inspiring. This book contributed to my career choice, as I am a dietetics major right now. Although, as some reviewers have mentioned, it does contain some disproven information on having to combine different plant products for complete protein, the pluses still outweigh the minuses of this book. And it still has to be proven that it is bad to eat yogurt and sour cream (low-fat or fat-free, as the book recommends). Different nutrition experts advise on sometimes opposite food choices for us (Dr. Neal Barnard says no cholesterol at all, go vegan; Dr. Daniel Amen says people with no cholesterol in their diet have shown to be depressed and have thoughts of homicide and suicide, so some cholesterol is essential). Therefore, this book is a safe reference for you, at any time in your life.
J**I
A great deal of inaccurate information
I am really surprised that a book with so much inaccurate information could be published by two doctors. They obviously didn't do much research.
A**N
Very useful
As a nutrition major, I recommend this book! Most weight loss/health books today are all about dropping pounds, and not about being healthy.
J**H
Information is outdated, therefore a danger to health
A lot of information in this book is more than 20 years behind the current research data in nutrition.
A**D
Healthy, balanced and simple...
I found this to be one of the easier nutrition books to understand.I liked the fact that there were chapters for different people, ie toddlers, teenagers, woman...
B**S
Somewhat dull
This is good for those who don't really know much about nutrition and want to start anew. For anyone else who's already learned the basics but wants extra information, see if...
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