Bad Foods: Changing Attitudes about What We Eat
ISBN: 9780765802286 / Angielski / Twarda / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bad Foods demonstrates how a variety of historical or political events and personalities have shaped our current views of good nutrition. On several occasions in American history concerns have arisen over the safety of our food supply (e.g., harmful ingredients in processed foods) and the potential that processing might deplete foods of their nutrients. These concerns help explain how food characteristics such as freshness, natural, organic, and unprocessed have become important to Americans. Bad Foods traces how the food nutrients fat, salt, and sugar have... Bad Foods demonstrates how a variety of historical or political events and personalities have shaped our current views of good nut... |
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704,29 zł |
Health Food Junkies: The Rise of Orthorexia Nervosa - The Health Food Eating Disorder
ISBN: 9780767905855 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first book to identify the eating disorder orthorexia nervosa an obsession with eating healthfully and offer expert advice on how to treat it.
As Americans become better informed about health, more and more people have turned to diet as a way to lose weight and keep themselves in peak condition. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa disorders in which the sufferer focuses on the quantity of food eaten have been highly documented over the past decade. But as Dr. Steven Bratman asserts in this breakthrough book, for many people, eating correctly has become an equally harmful obsession,... The first book to identify the eating disorder orthorexia nervosa an obsession with eating healthfully and offer expert advice on how to treat it. |
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91,29 zł |
Overweight: A Handbook for Teens and Parents
ISBN: 9780786420827 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With respect to both physical activity and nutrition, lifestyles of most young Americans have changed dramatically over time. Decades ago, young people often walked miles to attend school, visit friends, or even see a doctor. There was no television to watch, and no Internet to provide hours of visiting without leaving the house. Rather than choosing from an array of pre-packaged and highly processed foods, families tended to cook at home and spent time enjoying meals together. One of the unfortunate results of such lifestyle changes is a sharp rise in obesity, now being identified in a...
With respect to both physical activity and nutrition, lifestyles of most young Americans have changed dramatically over time. Decades ago, young peopl...
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188,57 zł |
Nutrition and Hydration in Hospice Care: Needs, Strategies, Ethics
ISBN: 9780789002167 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This scholarly book enables health care professionals to appropriately address hospice patients'and families'concerns about nutrition and hydration. Nutrition and Hydration in Hospice Care is a comprehensive resource that provides hands-on practical information that readers can use in everyday hospice practice. The chapters identify problems, solutions, and ethical issues of nutrition and hydration in hospice care. The contributing authors provide the way for health care professionals, especially those in nursing, dietary, and pharmacy units, to jointly and effectively manage troublesome...
This scholarly book enables health care professionals to appropriately address hospice patients'and families'concerns about nutrition and hydration. N...
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187,76 zł |
Carbohydrate and Glycoprotein Metabolism; Maternal Phenylketonuria
ISBN: 9780792389477 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 394 finding by Dr C. Jakobs, Amsterdam, was elevated plasma galactitol and/or sorbitol levels in some cataract patients with quite normal activities of the galactose-degrading enzymes and sorbitol dehydrogenase in RBC. Inherited disorders of glycoprotein metabolism were reviewed by Dr M. Cantz, Heidelberg, followed by detailed presentations on selected disorders. The meeting was closed by two exciting lectures, given by Dr J. R. Hobbs, London, and Dr F. Ledley, Houston, on the outcome of bone marrow transplantation and on future aspects of gene therapy in patients with inborn errors of...
394 finding by Dr C. Jakobs, Amsterdam, was elevated plasma galactitol and/or sorbitol levels in some cataract patients with quite normal activities o...
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586,33 zł |
Food & Mood: The Complete Guide to Eating Well and Feeling Your Best
ISBN: 9780805062007 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Food and Mood will help you balance your moods, boost your energy level, and take back your life now Why do you feel tired after eating a full meal? Why do you have so much trouble concentrating? Why do you crave chocolate? Can diet affect depression? Is there a natural cure for insomnia? Nutrition expert Elizabeth Somer answers all these questions and more in this completely updated and revised second edition to her nutritional guide Food and Mood. The result of research encompassing thousands of the most up-to-date scientific studies, Somer explains how... Food and Mood will help you balance your moods, boost your energy level, and take back your life now Why do you feel tired aft... |
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130,37 zł |
Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy, Revised Edition: The Complete Guide to Eating Before, During, and After Your Pregnancy
ISBN: 9780805069983 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An updated edition of this definitive guide to dietary health and nutrition for expectant mothers Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy is a reliable reference for women who want more than just a "how to eat" guide. Fully revised in a smaller trim size, this edition features new menus and recipes as well as the latest findings on how a mother's nutrition during pregnancy determines her child's risk for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and other diseases later in life. You'll find clear explanations of An updated edition of this definitive guide to dietary health and nutrition for expectant mothers Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy... |
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121,67 zł |
Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Health
ISBN: 9780824727338 / Angielski / Twarda / 636 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Specifically focusing on the redox regulation of cell signaling responsible for oxidative stress and inflammatory tissue damage, this reference provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge research on the intracellular events mediating or preventing oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory processes induced by endogenous and xenobiotic factors-analyzing the implications of oxidative stress and inflammatory damage in the pathogenesis of human disorders such as cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and diabetes.
Specifically focusing on the redox regulation of cell signaling responsible for oxidative stress and inflammatory tissue damage, this reference provid...
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1304,24 zł |
CRC Desk Reference on Sports Nutrition
ISBN: 9780849322730 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The landscape of sports nutrition is dramatically altering, as those in search of optimal performance are moving the field from haphazard alchemy to exact science. Currently, thousands of products -- from ancient herbs and old standards to hormone extractions and test tube concoctions --compete for a place at the training table of both professional and amateur competitors, as well as those non-athletes seeking some potent elixir of youth. Unfortunately, getting straight and genuinely relevant information on these products can be a time consuming and frustrating challenge.
The CRC Desk... The landscape of sports nutrition is dramatically altering, as those in search of optimal performance are moving the field from haphazard alchemy to e...
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912,96 zł |
A Clinical Guide for Management of Overweight and Obese Children and Adults
ISBN: 9780849330858 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While unhealthy diet and sedentary behaviors are second only to smoking as the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., less than 45 percent of adult and pediatric obese patients received any prior advice from a physician to lose weight. The low rate of identification and treatment of obesity by physicians can often be attributed to lack of awareness, lack of counseling skills, and the high rate of recidivism in overweight patients.
A Clinical Guide for Management of Overweight and Obese Children and Adults addresses deficiencies in the identification, treatment, and... While unhealthy diet and sedentary behaviors are second only to smoking as the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., less than 45 percent of...
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886,88 zł |
dictionary of carbohydrates
ISBN: 9780849338298 / Angielski / Twarda / 1308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An easy-to-use reference source for all scientists working with carbohydrates, the Dictionary of Carbohydrates with CD-ROM, Second Edition builds on the success of its previous edition by providing a substantially increased number of compounds. The presentation is sharpened by a careful review of existing entries. With 24,000 compounds, it represents a much enlarged and revised new edition of the dictionary first published in 1998. Each entry contains a wealth of information which includes: names and synonyms, molecular formulae, chemical structures, accurate mass, UV spectra, extensive...
An easy-to-use reference source for all scientists working with carbohydrates, the Dictionary of Carbohydrates with CD-ROM, Second Edition builds on t...
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3432,19 zł |
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
ISBN: 9780849339455 / Angielski / Twarda / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Epidemiological studies have estimated that approximately 35 percent of cancers are potentially avoidable by nutritional modification. These modifications include strategies such as caloric restriction and limitation of specific macro-nutrient groups. However, recent research indicates that what you eat may well be just as important as what you shun when it comes to avoiding cancer, especially colon, breast, and prostate cancers, which have become epidemic in the Western hemisphere.
Nutrition and Cancer Prevention brings together the top experts in nutritive health who present... Epidemiological studies have estimated that approximately 35 percent of cancers are potentially avoidable by nutritional modification. These modificat...
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1017,30 zł |
Nutrition: Chemistry and Biology, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780849385049 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work offers a comprehensive overview of the chemistry and physiology of nutrition to students majoring in the general areas of nutrition, food science, exercise, and the premedical fields. This textbook includes refresher chapters on basic principles of inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, and thermodynamic principles relating to nutrition. Topics addressed include: how nutrients are utilized at the cellular and organ system level, the role of nutrients in metabolism, and the role of vitamins and minerals in enzyme activity.
This work offers a comprehensive overview of the chemistry and physiology of nutrition to students majoring in the general areas of nutrition, food sc...
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704,29 zł |
Obesity: Dietary and Developmental Influences: Dietary and Developmental Influences
ISBN: 9780849392450 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on prevention rather than treatment, Obesity: Dietary and Developmental Influences reviews and evaluates the determinants of obesity. The book uses evidence-based research as a basis to define foods and dietary behaviors that should be supported and encouraged as well as those that should be discouraged. This comprehensive review represents a critical step forward in the quest to identify actionable strategies to prevent obesity.
The book describes the potential role of 26 different dietary factors and 8 developmental periods in the prevention of obesity among children and... Focusing on prevention rather than treatment, Obesity: Dietary and Developmental Influences reviews and evaluates the determinants of obesity. ...
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912,96 zł |
The Carnitine Miracle: The Supernutrient Program That Promotes High Energy, Fat Burning, Heart Health, Brain Wellness, and Longevity
ISBN: 9780871318848 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the top ten nutritionists in America shows how to lose weight, increase energy, lower cholesterol and triglycerides, and maximize heart health with the use of carnitine, the new supernutrient.
One of the top ten nutritionists in America shows how to lose weight, increase energy, lower cholesterol and triglycerides, and maximize heart health ...
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Coenzyme Q10
ISBN: 9780879834272 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Enzymes: Nature's Energizers
ISBN: 9780879837242 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than 3,000 different kinds of enzyme provide forces in the daily battle to preserve and promote good health.
More than 3,000 different kinds of enzyme provide forces in the daily battle to preserve and promote good health.
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Nutrición Y Salud: Principios Prácticos Para Una Vida Saludable
ISBN: 9780881138320 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lograr una salud completa requiere dedicacion, conocimiento de como mantener el cuerpo en condiciones fisicas optimas y una comprension de los principios basicos sobre la salud y el acondicionamiento. Los doctores Jose y Nelly Caruci exponen en su libro Nutricion y salud, la importancia de conservar el cuerpo en una buena condicion fisica y de como crear buenos habitos que le ayuden a lograr una salud optima.
Lograr una salud completa requiere dedicacion, conocimiento de como mantener el cuerpo en condiciones fisicas optimas y una comprension de los princip...
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Awesome Foods for Active Kids: The ABCs of Eating for Energy and Health
ISBN: 9780897934756 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Improving a child's diet can improve mood, health, and concentration, helping even the most energetic child get the most out of life and do his or her best in sports or other activities. Awesome Foods for Active Kids contains all the information and suggestions needed to ensure any active child from five to 16 is getting a healthy diet. Author Anita Bean explains the basics of nutrition, with notes on how to easily incorporate optimal nutrients into the diet. Tables and charts show how much of each nutrient children need, and where they can get it from. There are notes throughout on...
Improving a child's diet can improve mood, health, and concentration, helping even the most energetic child get the most out of life and do his or her...
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73,68 zł |
Your Child's Weight: Helping Without Harming
ISBN: 9780967118918 / Angielski / Miękka / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As much about parenting as feeding, this latest release from renowned childhood feeding expert Ellyn Satter considers the overweight child issue in a new way. Combining scientific research with inspiring anecdotes from her decades of clinical practice, Satter challenges the conventional belief that parents must get overweight children to eat less and exercise more. In the long run, she says, making them go hungry and forcing them to be active makes children preoccupied with food, prone to overeating, turned off to activity, and likely to gain too much weight. Trust is a central theme here:...
As much about parenting as feeding, this latest release from renowned childhood feeding expert Ellyn Satter considers the overweight child issue in a ...
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86,72 zł |