An edition of SUPER NUTRITION FOR WOMEN (1991)

Super Nutrition for Women

A Food-Wise Guide For Health, Beauty, Energy, And Immunity

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Last edited by NETRA DENISE LEWIS
March 30, 2011 | History
An edition of SUPER NUTRITION FOR WOMEN (1991)

Super Nutrition for Women

A Food-Wise Guide For Health, Beauty, Energy, And Immunity

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Bantam
Language
English
Pages
254

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Super Nutrition for Women (Revised Edition)
February 3, 2004, Bantam
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Super Nutrition for Women: A Food-Wise Guide For Health, Beauty, Energy, And Immunity
1991, January 1, 1997, Bantam
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First Sentence

"Susan is 38 years old and she is dieting-again."

Table of Contents

CH 1: DO WOMEN HAVE A FEAR OF FAT? 1
CHRONIC DIETER 4
YO-YO DIETING RISKS 5
THE CHRONIC DIETER AND ENERGY-SAPPING DIETS 7
THE NUTRITION BUFF 8
FAT DECEPTION 8
FAT AND CALCIUM 10
THE GRABBER VERSUS GRAZER 10
THE SOUR SIDE OF SUGAR 14
IS THERE A SOLUTION? 16
CH 2: NUTRITION NOTES FOR THE FOOD-WISE WOMAN 18
BEFORE YOU BEGIN 18
THE NUTRITION NOTES 22
FOOD DIARY 28
CH 3: THE CASE AGAINST FAT-FREE, HIGH-GRAIN DIETS 31
CONCERN OVER NO-FAT 32
HOW FATS ARE CLASSIFIED 34
SATURATED FATS 36
MONOUNSATURATED FATS 37
POLYUNSATURATED FATS: THE ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS 37
THE FAT-WIEGHT LOSS CONNECTION 41
THE FAT-YEAST CONNECTION 42
CONCERN OVER HIGH CARBOHYDRATES 43
PHYTATES 45
WHAT THIS BOOK OFFERS 46
CH 4: WHY WOMEN NEED MEAT AND EGGS 47
THE BASICS OF CHOLESTEROL: HOW IT WORKS 48
DIETARY ELEMENTS THAT DO INFLUENCE HEART DISEASE 52
SHOPPING SMART 54
MEAT, EGGS, AND MINERALS 55
CH 5: WHY WOMEN DON'T NEED SUGAR 62
HOW SWEET IT WAS 63
SUGAR BASICS 64
SWEET FAKES 69
SUGAR AND EXCESS WEIGHT 70
ARE YOU A SUGAR ADDICT? 71
BREAKING THE SUGAR HABIT 73
CH 6: CARBOHYDRATES: WHEN ENOUGH IS TOO MUCH--PART I 77
CANDIDIASIS AND THE CONTEMPORARY WOMAN 78
IS CANDIDA YOUR PROBLEM? 84
A CANDIDA PRESCRIPTION 89
FRANKLY FEMALE: VITAMIN PRODUCTS FOR WOMEN 92
CH 7: CARBOHYDRATES: WHEN ENOUGH IS TOO MUCH--PART II 95
THE STAFF OF LIFE? 96
OVERCOMING GLUTEN INTOLERANCE 99
A NOTE ABOUT NONGLUTEN GRAINS 103
WHAT ABOUT FIBER? 105
FIBER ALTERNATIVES 106
CH 8: WHAT WOMEN MISS ABOUT CALCIUM 110
PUTTING CALCIUM TO USE: HOW IT WORKS 111
THE INHIBITORS 112
THE ENHANCERS 118
THE RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS 123
A DIET FOR FIT BONES 124
SOURCES OF BONE-BUILDER NUTRIENTS 125
SUPPLEMENTING CALCIUM 127
CH 9: ARE THERE "FEMALE" MINERALS? 130
TRACE MINERALS FOR WOMEN 133
PMS: A DEFICIENCY DISORDER? 139
SUPER FEMALE FOODS 142
A WORD ABOUT SUPPLEMENTS 145
CH 10: WHAT TO EAT, HOW TO HEAT 147
LABEL READING: WORTH THE EFFORT 147
THE STAPLES KITCHEN OF THE 1990S: CONFESSIONS OF A FAST-FOOD NUTRITIONIST 154
A NOTE ABOUT PESTICIDES AND FOOD IRRADIATION 160
THE COMPLETE KITCHEN OF THE 1990S: A GUIDE TO STOCKING AND SERVING PORTIONS 162
HOT TO HEAT 173
HOW NOT TO HEAT 175
ELECTRIC VERSUS GAS? 176
POTS AND PANS TO CHOOSE 177
WHAT NOT TO CHOOSE 178
JUST A NOTE ABOUT LIFE IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS 179
CH 11: A GUIDE FOR DINING OUT 181
A NOTE ABOUT SEAFOOD 183
ALL-AMERICAN EATING 184
ETHNIC EATING ADVANTAGES 186
IN THE AIR 190
ON THE HIGH SEAS 191
CH 12: THE FOOD-WISE WOMAN FOOD PLAN 192
A WOMAN'S MENU PLANNER AND RECIPE GUIDE 193
TIPS TO BOOST CALCIUM IN YOUR DIET 202
TIPS TO GET MORE IRON FROM YOUR MEALS 204
SEA VEGETABLE RECIPES 205
MORE WAYS TO FREE FOOD FROM FAT, SALT, AND SUGAR AT HOME 208
TIPS TO ENHANCE FLAVOR 211
MAKING THE SWITCH: HEALTHY RECIPE SUBSTITUTIONS 211
SLEECTED REFERENCES 215
APPENDICES 221
A: GUIDE TO REDUCING DIETARY FAT 221
B: FAT AND CALORIES FROM SOME FOODS 223
NOTES 228
INDEX 231
RECIPE INDEX 253

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NEW YORK, NY 10103

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
254
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.3 x 1 inches
Weight
8.5 ounces

ID Numbers

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OL7826168M
ISBN 10
0553353284
ISBN 13
9780553353280
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722426
Goodreads
2009472

Work Description

SUPERNUTRITION FOR WOMEN TELLS YOU: HOW WOMEN ARE EATING THEMSELVES INTO HORMONAL DYSFUNCTION. WHICH OF THREE BASIC FEMALE EATING TYPES YOU ARE--THE CHRONIC DIETER, THE NUTRITION BUFF, THE GRABBER--AND HOW YOU CAN REPROGRAM YOUR HARMFUL EATING HABITS. HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND PREVENT AND COMBAT A VARIETY OF ILLNESSES, INCLUDING YEAST INFECTIONS, PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME, OSTEOPOROSIS, BREAST CANCER AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE. WHY SKIPPING MEALS CAN ACTUALLY MAKE YOU GAIN WEIGHT. THE "GOOD" SIDE OF CHOLESTEROL AND DIETARY FATS AND THE BEST WAY TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO A BALANCED DIET. WHY YOU MUST RESIST THE LURE OF SUGAR. WHY ALUMINUM POTS, UTENSILS, AND FOIL SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM YOUR KITCHEN...NOW! PLUS, EASY MENUS, RECIPES, AND SUPER FEMALE FOODS--STAPLES THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY WOMAN'S SHOPPING LIST.

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