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Author:
Walter C. Willett, P. J. Skerrett, Maureen Callahan
A nutrition expert from the esteemed Harvard Medical School presents a detailed regimen for healthy eating that readers can adopt for a lifetime, not just until the next big thing comes along. Dispelling many of the popular theories about nutrition that lead to foolish extremes, the book promotes a more balanced approach to eating, addresses the shortcomings of the misleading and yet ubiquitous USDA food pyramid, and questions the authenticity of "nutritional white noise" that inundates our consumer culture.
Title:The Mediterranean Diet Author: Marissa Cloutier Eve Adamson Publisher:
Morrow,William & Co Date Published: January
2001
Scientists
and researchers have
discovered that
traditional Mediterranean
cuisine is one of the most
healthful, nutritious
diets in the world — one
that can help you live
longer and enjoy far lower
rates of coronary heart
disease and other chronic
conditions, including
diabetes and cancer.
Author: Steven Jonas Sandra J. Gordon Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated Date Published: March 2000
In a delicious
departure from the
nutrition-through-sacrifice
school of cooking, Global
Eating is a celebration of
the international and the
flavorful--all in the name
of great health. Lending a
distinctively worldly tone
to the nutrition shelf,
Dr. Steven Jonas and
Sandra Gordon show readers
how to enhance their
health by importing the
diet secrets of the
world's healthiest
cuisines--from China to
France, from Japan to
Scandinavia, from Africa
to Italy, and beyond.
Complete with 100
delicious recipes and a
range of detailed,
customizable meal plans,
Global Eating offers a
cornucopia of culinary and
diet inspiration
Title:The Mediterranean Diet Author: Antonia L. Matalas Ira Wolinsky (Editor) Antonis Zampelas (Editor) Vassilis Stavrinos (Editor) Publisher:CRC Press, LLC Date Published:
January 2001
250
pages of impressive
reviews and data.
Adults living in certain
olive-growing areas of the
Mediterranean Basin
display high life
expectancies and rates of
chronic disease that are
among the lowest in the
world. These benefits are
achieved despite
socioeconomic indicators
that are often much lower
than those of more
industrial nations in
North America and Europe.
Covering
the origins, the history,
and the myths that have
developed regarding the
Mediterranean diet, Dr.
Giugliano also applies
scientific data and
research to reveal the
true benefits of the foods
of this geographical
region, and their effects
for healthy living. The
author's research has come
not only from ancient
literature and
contemporary medical
studies, but
archaeological and
historical discoveries
from countries surrounding
the Mediterranean Sea.
The
Omega Diet is a natural,
time-tested diet that
balances the essential
fatty acids in your diet.
It is packed with
delicious food that
contain the
"good" fats,
including real salad
dressing, cheese, eggs,
fish—even the occasional
chocolate dessert—and an
abundance of
antioxidant-rich fruits,
vegetables, and legumes
Low-Fat
Lies outlines the
risks and false promises
of low-fat diets, exposes
the dangers of trendy
high-fat diets, and offers
an alternative: a
delicious, sensible way to
eat real food that tastes
good.
Title:Eating for a Healthy Heart Author:John S. Yudkin Sara Stanner Publisher:Keats Publishing, Inc. Date Published: October 1997
It
not only explains the
French Paradox, outlining
the essential guidelines
for preventing heart
disease with the use of
olive oil, but offers 50
fabulous recipes and
expert advice on wine
selection to give your
heart the nutrients it
needs to stay healthy
The chemistry of olive oil, olive
oil in the diet, health, tastes,
aromas and colours, Kitchen and Cupboard,
Soaps, Cosmetics and Medicines, Olive Oil for Other Uses,
History and Folklore, The Cult of the Olive
Title:Olive Leaf Extract Author: Morton Walker Publisher: Kensgtn Pu Date Published: September 1997
Its
been used as a cure-all for thousands of years--a phenolic
compound known as Oleuropein, extracted from the leaves of olive
trees. It strengthens the body's immune system, and much more. The
first book on this all-natural healer, this authoritative guide is
filled with astounding case histories, testimonials, and
documented studies of diseases that were not only prevented and
stabilized, but actually cured.
"...provides
heart-healthy & tasty
dishes...each recipe lists
nutritional
information...teaches
cooks how to decipher good
cholesterol from bad
cholesterol."