Carol Ann Rinzler
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February 2013
Nutrition For Dummies
58 editions
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published
1997
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Is It Safe to Kiss My Cat?: And Other Questions You Were Afraid to Ask
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Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies
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15 editions
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published
2002
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Leonardo's Foot: How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World
5 editions
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published
2013
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Spare Parts: In Praise of Your Appendix and Other Unappreciated Organs
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Heartburn and Reflux For Dummies
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7 editions
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published
2004
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The New Complete Book of Food: A Nutritional, Medical, and Culinary Guide
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14 editions
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published
1987
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Nutrition For Canadians For Dummies
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7 editions
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published
2008
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The New Complete Book of Herbs, Spices, and Condiments: A Nutritional, Medical and Culinary Guide
8 editions
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published
1990
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Why Eve Doesn't Have an Adam's Apple: A Dictionary of Sex Differences
2 editions
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published
1996
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“Your body can pack about 400 grams (14 ounces) of glycogen into liver and muscle cells. A gram of carbohydrates — including glucose — has four calories. If you add up all the glucose stored in glycogen to the small amount of glucose in your cells and blood, it equals about 1,800 calories of energy. If your diet provides more carbohydrates than you need to produce this amount of stored calories in the form of glucose and glycogen in your cells, blood, muscles, and liver, the excess will be converted to fat. And that’s how”
― Nutrition for Dummies
― Nutrition for Dummies
“This vitamin cannot be produced by higher plants (the ones that yield our fruits and vegetables), but like vitamin K, vitamin B12 is made by beneficial bacteria living in the small intestine. Meat, fish, poultry, milk products, and eggs are good sources of vitamin B12. Grains don’t naturally contain vitamin B12, but like other B vitamins, it’s”
― Nutrition for Dummies
― Nutrition for Dummies
“Bring on the veggies In 1980, the first Guidelines directed consumers to “Eat foods with adequate starch and fiber.” By 1990, that had become “Choose a diet with plenty of vegetables, fruits, and grain products.” Today, the new, direct directive is to make half of your plate vegetables and fruits. Maybe the whole plate: The Guidelines say right out, no mincing words here, those vegetarian-style diets are associated with a variety of health benefits including lower weight, a lower risk of heart disease, and — best of all — a longer life. Finally, two new charts, Appendix 8 and Appendix 9, detail (respectively) “Lacto-ova Adaptations of USDA Food Patterns” (meal planning for vegetarians who eat dairy products)”
― Nutrition for Dummies
― Nutrition for Dummies