Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health

Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health
Tina I. Rouse and Debra P. Davis,Planning Group for a Workshop on Exploring a Vision: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health,National Research Council | 2004-03-29 00:00:00 | National Academies Press | 92 | Nutrition
Centuries of scientific advances in agriculture have increased the quantity, quality, and variety of our food supply. Food in the United States is abundant and affordable, incomes are at record levels, nutrition and health knowledge is at an all-time high. Yet many Americans are not eating a proper diet. The result is an obesity epidemic that contributes to rising healthcare costs from increased rates of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and several cancers. Whether we see food as medicine or as the cause of disease, medical and agricultural research have the potential to come together in innovative ways to help consumers and producers understand and face the challenges of following a healthful diet. More than 100 leaders in agriculture, health research, education policy, and industry convened at the National Academies in June 2003 to share their opinions on what would be a more efficient and effective system for conducting food and health research. Some of their thoughts follow. Participants concluded that no one organization or agency can solve food-related health issues alone - the nation needs better mechanisms for bringing together its agriculture and health-care infrastructures to address food-related health problems. Addressing the obesity issue, in particular, will require a multidisciplinary strategy that includes research on foods, consumer knowledge and behavior, and the economics of food- and health-related activities, including food pricing, health-care costs, and agricultural support programs.

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Molecular Nutrition (Cabi)

Molecular Nutrition (Cabi)
H Daniel,J Zempleni | 2003-01-08 00:00:00 | CABI | 432 | Nutrition
Molecular nutrition (the study of interactions between nutrients and various intracellular and extracellular molecules) is one of the most rapidly developing fields in nutritional science. Ultimately, molecular nutrition research will reveal how nutrients may affect fundamental processes such as DNA repair, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. This book is the only single complete volume available reviewing the field of molecular nutrition. It contains contributions from leading international experts, and reviews the most important and latest research from various areas of molecular nutrition.

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Selenium in Nutrition,: Revised Edition

Selenium in Nutrition,: Revised Edition
Subcommittee on Selenium,Committee on Animal Nutrition,National Research Council | 1983-01-01 00:00:00 | National Academies Press | 174 | Nutrition

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Foodborne Disease Handbook, Volume 4: Seafood and Environmental Toxins

Foodborne Disease Handbook, Volume 4: Seafood and Environmental Toxins
Y.H. Hui,David Kitts,Peggy S. Stanfield | 2001-01-15 00:00:00 | CRC Press | 660 | Nutrition
Science Technology System, West Sacramento, CA. New volume to this edition. Discusses fish, shellfish, and freshwater and marine organisms that are contaminated by environmental sources or produce toxins during normal metabolic processes. Also examines ocean pollutants. Complete in four volumes. Previous edition in three volumes: c1994.

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Nutrition and Pregnancy: A Complete Guide from Preconception to Postdelivery

Nutrition and Pregnancy: A Complete Guide from Preconception to Postdelivery
Judith E. Brown | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | Lowell House | 269 | Nutrition
Eating a wholesome, well-balanced diet is one of the most precious gifts that a pregnant mother can give to her unborn baby. By maintaining good nutrition before, during, and after pregnancy, a mother will help her child begin life with a healthy advantage. This is a step-by-step guide to achieving that goal. It provides information on a pregnant woman's increased demand for calories, nutrients and wholesome foods and how to ensure the delivery of a healthy, well-nourished baby.
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I could not have been more disappointed in this stupid stupid book. I purchased it during my first trimester and could not believe how worthless it was. Essentially, the book's mantra is "follow the food pyramid." What to eat in the second trimester? "Follow the food pyramid!" What to eat post-partum? "Follow the food pyramid!" They could have simply printed a one-sentence flashcard rather than a book. The book lacked detail and cohesion. It was poorly written and simply annoying. Any single issue of any pregnancy magazine can give you every bit of information offered in this useless book.
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Don't waste your money. My book will immediately be placed in the Goodwill sack.
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Don't waste your money. My book will immediately be placed in the Goodwill sack.
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I bought this book when I was about a month pregnant and I haven't been able to use it once. It's not written in an organized manner, the diets they suggest are too hard to follow and unrealistic for the average working woman. I was also looking for a month by month suggestion of what to eat or even by trimester and this book didn't have it. It's too complicated. I was better off just asking my doctor.
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I got this book as a preface to actually getting pregnant in an effort to improve my eating habits. Much to my delight, I found that this book was very easy to read, extremely informative, and overall, just made very good sense. It's a great basic, "bottom-line" outline of the types of things a woman (from pre-pregnancy through post-delivery) needs to eat, and why eating these things is important. Knowing the "why" part was of great help to me.

Despite feeling like I was well versed on nutritional needs before picking up this book, I most certainly learned quite a bit. I feel like it will become a very useful reference guide for me through my pregnancy and beyond. From the pre-pregancy standpoint, I have already begun to lose some weight and feel much more energetic. Hopefully this is a change for life!

My one criticism of this book is that the author seems to downplay the importance of taking a prenatal vitamin. To some extent that concerns me only because I wonder if I'm truly getting all of the minerals and vitamins necessary for a healthy pregnancy in my normal diet, regardless of how hard I try. Therefore, I strongly suggest, as did the author, that any woman reading this book use it in conjuction with advice from her own doctor.

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Spices: Flavor Chemistry and Antioxidant Properties (Acs Symposium Series)

Spices: Flavor Chemistry and Antioxidant Properties (Acs Symposium Series)
Sara J. Risch,Chi-Tang Ho | 1997-02-01 00:00:00 | An American Chemical Society Publication | 264 | Nutrition
Provides a general overview of spice chemistry. Discusses the characterization, extraction, and intensity of flavors. Identifies the flavor components and antioxidant properties of specific spices. Includes methods for identifying specific spices in blends and proving authenticity of spices. Discusses the antioxidant properties of spices with emphasis on potential health benefits of these spices.

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Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged, Third Edition (Modern Nutrition)

Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged, Third Edition (Modern Nutrition)
Ronald Ross Watson | 2000-08-30 00:00:00 | CRC Press | 384 | Nutrition
Recognition and understanding of the special nutrition problems of the aged is changing along with the growing number of the elderly in the general population. In the eight years since the first edition of the Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged was originally published, both economic changes and health issues have contributed to the decreasing nutritional intake among the aged.New treatments such hyperalimenation and renutrition are now accepted as ways to restore and maintain optimum immune functions.Intended for gerentologists, nutritionists, dieticians and assisted living professionals, the third edition of Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged reviews some of the major nutritional problems occurring with significant frequency in elderly adults. Other topics discussed include the effects of the aging process, changes in social status, and financial conditions that significantly affect the approaches to treatment and study of nutritional and health problems of the aged.

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