Nutrients A to Z [Paperback]

Michael Sharon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2004

With processed foods and commercially-farmed produce offering us less in the way of essential nutrition these days, people are taking a greater interest in their diet as a way to stay healthy and cope with illness and everyday stress. As a result the market is swamped with health claims for every kind of food and a profusion of health supplements, each one claiming wonder properties. Now in it's fourth edition with many new entries and new, updated information on existing entries, Nutrients A-Z is an easy-to-use reference to every food, herb, vitamin, mineral or supplement you might encounter: from bananas and carrots, olive oil and yoghurt (the oldest natural medicines), to guarana and St John's Wort. Each entry gives a definition in plain language: what it is and where it comes from; the form it takes; how to prepare or enjoy it; its medicinal and health benefits and recommended daily dose.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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“Continues to provide up–to–date nutritional information in a convenient, easily understood format.” -- Choice

About the Author

Dr Michael Sharon is a nutrition consultant to health food companies with his own private practice. He is the author of the bestsellers Eat to Live, Food and Health and Nutrients A-Z (Prion) and is Israel's leading expert on nutrition. A graduate of the International University for Nutritional Education in California, he is now based in London. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Prion; 3rd edition (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853755265
• ISBN-13: 978-1853755262
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 4.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,766,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nutritional reference, March 1, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Nutrients A to Z (Paperback)

The best nutritional dictionary I have ever seen.Highly informative and practical. I keep a copy in my kitchen for quick reviews of my food choices.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars PRACTICAL QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE, August 8, 2004

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This review is from: Nutrients A to Z (Paperback)

Too many people focus on nutrition only when they are feeling run down or ill. To maintain good health at all times, one needs to pay constant attention to the fuel that you provide to your body. The immune system relies on what we eat for the essential nutrients that it needs to combat illness. Good health is a strategy that everybody ought to employ to prevent illness and provide the body with the resources to protect itself.

This is an excellent quick reference guide to find your way amongst all the food and health products and the profusion of supplements available these days. Each entry provides a definition in plain language, i.e. what it is, where it comes from, the form it takes, how to prepare or take it, the medicinal and health benefits and the recommended daily use.

Not only foodstuffs are discussed, as the entries include related matters such as for example the acid-alkaline balance, allergy, antibiotics etc. The entries run from acacia to zinc. The book includes a list of helpful addresses and herbal suppliers in Australia, the UK and the USA and concludes with an index. I also recommend The A o Z Guide To Supplements by Phyllis A Balch and Earl Mindell's Supplement Bible.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, & enlightening, March 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Nutrients A-Z: A User's Guide to Foods, Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (Paperback)

A must for the diet conscious, and well written in an easy to assimilate style by someone with an obvious flare for his work. A must reference book for everybody.