The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition, Third Edition

by Joy Bauer

Good health starts with good nutrition. With all the constant debate over diet fads, proper nutrition is slipping through the cracks. This revised and updated guide places the emphasis on good health by informing families of everything they need to know to get the best nutrition—from daily vitamin and mineral intake and facts about fats and cholesterol, to advice on shopping for healthy foods, and much more.
-Includes updates to the USDA’s Food Guide Pyramid
-New numbers for blood pressure and sodium intake
-A section on helping overweight children
-New fiber recommendations for kids
-A new section on macrobiotics and raw diets

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Self Help, Nutrition, Fitness

456 pages, Paperback

Published October 16, 2002

Reviews

[Carmen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative.

[Anthony · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lot of useful information on nutrition but with one glaring problem (IMHO). The author is still stuck on the old USDA pyramid and believes that refined carbohydrates (pasta, rice, potatoes) are still the base of the pyramid. If you can ignore that, the rest of the information has its purpose

[TJ]

Very good introduction to nutrition. Helpful and informative. Easy to read and understand. Feels a little fat phobic, bu that's sort of to be expected.

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of nutrition and easy to understand.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just got this from the library. I have the 4th edition...

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is outdated-I've had it for years-but a good resource. Was helpful to read during weight loss over the past two months. Gave me some good info! :)

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked part 1 that dealt with basic nutrition, but the rest of the book had more information than I needed.

[Chris Greci · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for reference, and some of it can be read for learning basic knowledge.

[Shannon Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOTS of nutritional information!!!