Description |
viii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Almonds -- Apples -- Avocados -- Bananas -- Barley -- Bell peppers -- Black beans -- Blueberries -- Brazil nuts -- Broccoli -- Buckwheat -- Cabbage -- Capers -- Carrots -- Celery -- Cherries -- Chickpeas -- Chocolate -- Cranberries -- Dried plums -- Eggs -- Flaxseeds -- Garlic -- Ginger -- Grapefruit -- Grapes -- Kale -- Kiwis -- Lemons and limes -- Lentils -- Macadamia nuts -- Mushrooms -- Oats -- Olive oil -- Onions -- Oranges -- Pears -- Pineapples -- Pomegranates -- Pumpkins -- Sardines -- Sea vegetables -- Sesame seeds -- Soy -- Spinach -- Sunflower seeds -- Tea -- Tomatoes -- Turnips -- Walnuts |
Summary |
It is always in the best interest of those who market foods to make grandiose claims regarding their nutritional value, regardless of whether actual scientific proof exists to support such a claim. Even diligent and educated consumers often have difficulty discerning facts from mere theory or pure marketing hype |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Food.
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Nutrition.
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Author |
Goldstein, Mark A. (Mark Allan), 1947-
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LC no. |
2010013684 |
ISBN |
0313380961 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
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031338097X (ebook) |
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9780313380969 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
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9780313380976 (ebook) |
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