Self Care: Nutrition

Nutrition References:

Big Fat Lies: The Truth about your Weight and Health
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Author: Glenn Gaisser
Publisher: Ballantine Books (1998)
Level: Intermediate

Good information on body types, and how that impacts on your weight and health

Cooking for Dummies
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Authors: Marie Rama and Brian Miller
Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide
Level: Beginner

A compilation of the kind of no-nonesense, easy-to-follow instructions that you can readily follow.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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Author and Publisher: US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Health & Human Services (1995)
Level: Beginner to Advanced

Guidelines include exercises as well as guidelines. Very good information.

How to Lower Your Fat Thermostat
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Authors: Dennis Remington, Garth Fisher, & Edward Parent
Publisher: Vitality House International, Inc. (1983)
Level: Advanced

Great resource for men and women alike. Describes how you body gains and loses fat. These doctors provide an in-depth explanation of the ways in which you hypothalamus controls you body weight and how you can best control it through diet, training and psychological factors.

Lowfat Cooking For Dummies
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Author: Lynn Fisher
Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide
Level: Basic

If cutting fat and calories is your pleasure (or necessity), choose this easy to follow instructions that make this book a winner.

Nutrition for Dummies
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Author: Carol Ann Rinzler
Publisher: IDG Books Worldwide (1999)
Level: Beginner to Advanced

This book is a wonderful reference. It provides a full menu of information to help you make sensible decisions about which foods and what diet will work best for you. She has also written The New Complete Book of Food

Outsmarting the Mid-Life Fat Cell
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Author: Debra Waterhouse
Publisher: Hyperion (1998)
Level: Intermediate

Takes the reader through the processes of the female body as it ages, and discusses the societal pressure for women to look good at any age. Reading can help women of all ages understand how and why their bodies change as they age and how best to prepare for this natural process of life.

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