Nutrition for Canadians for Dummies

Completely updated and revised for Canadians, Nutrition For Canadians For Dummies offers readers the most complete guide to healthy eating in this country. The book covers what you get from food, how to use nutritional guidelines to create healthy meals, and what foods may work as preventative medicine, fighting off illness. New in this edition: Coverage of the new Canada Food Guide Details regarding Canadian food labels and how to decipher them "Hot" nutrition topics, such as the glycemic index, concerns over mercury in fish, nutraceuticals, and the raw food movement Patient anecdotes from co-author Doug Cook's experience as a nutritionist Canadian facts, statistics, and resources throughoutRinzler, Carol Ann is the author of 'Nutrition for Canadians for Dummies', published 2008 under ISBN 9780470153079 and ISBN 0470153075.