What To Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating.WHAT TO EAT: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating MARION NESTLE Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, in the department that she chaired from 1988 through 2003. Her degrees include a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. Navigating the aisles of warehouse-size supermarkets and making sense of increasingly complicated nutrition labels can bewilder many a food shopper. With this comprehensive guide, Nestle, a nutritionist nu·tri·tion·ist n. One who is trained or is an expert in the field of nutrition. nutritionist Dietitian, see there , makes the weekly trip to the grocery less daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin and a healthy diet more attainable. She traverses each section of today's supermarket: produce, dairy, meat, fish, and the center aisles (where most of a store's profit is made). She outlines how to make informed, safe, and nutritious selections. She describes the differences between organic and conventional produce, the hidden politics of dairy foods, the health claims behind soy products, and the dangers of trans fats trans fat n. 1. A trans fatty acid. 2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group. trans fat A fat containing trans fatty acids. . She also details the threat of mercury in seafood and discusses how to balance that danger against the health-giving promise of omega-3 acids in fish. From caffeine to infant formula Infant formula is an artificial substitute for human breast milk. Formulas are designed for infant consumption, and are usually based on either cow milk or soy milk. Use of infant formula has been decreasing in industrial countries for over forty years as a result of antenatal to herbal supplements, Nestle comments on foods that factor into people's lifestyles and determine their health. North Point Press, 2006, 624 p., hardcover, $30.00. |
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