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Elizabeth Somer, M.A., is a registered dietitian and author of several books. She is an Advisory Board Member for Shape magazine, Editorial Advisor to Prevention, and has written more than 300 articles in numerous national magazines, including McCalls, Working Woman, Redbook, Sesame Street Parents, Ladies Home Journal, Self, Fit Pregnancy, Cosmopolitan, Better Homes & Gardens, Food & Wine. Somer appears frequently on NBC’s Today (five times in 2004), was Nutrition Correspondent for Good Morning America (ABC) from 1995 to 1999 and for NBC’s Later Today from 1999 to 2000. She is a regular guest on AM Northwest (Portland, OR) and has appeared on numerous other national shows, including Iyanla and The View. She also conducts selected media tours as a spokesperson for companies such as Orville Reddenbacher Popcorn, the Milk Mustache Campaign, Post Cereals, Ponds Skin Care products, 8th Continent Soymilk, and Nature Made Vitamins.
Elizabeth Somer, M.A., is a registered dietitian and author of several books. She is an Advisory Board Member for Shape magazine, Editorial Advisor to Prevention, and has written more than 300 articles in numerous national magazines, including McCalls, Working Woman, Redbook, Sesame Street Parents, Ladies Home Journal, Self, Fit Pregnancy, Cosmopolitan, Better Homes & Gardens, Food & Wine. Somer appears frequently on NBC’s Today (five times in 2004), was Nutrition Correspondent for Good Morning America (ABC) from 1995 to 1999 and for NBC’s Later Today from 1999 to 2000. She is a regular guest on AM Northwest (Portland, OR) and has appeared on numerous other national shows, including Iyanla and The View. She also conducts selected media tours as a spokesperson for companies such as Orville Reddenbacher Popcorn, the Milk Mustache Campaign, Post Cereals, Ponds Skin Care products, 8th Continent Soymilk, and Nature Made Vitamins.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Concise introduction to nutrition for the lay person,
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This review is from: The Nutrition Desk Reference (Paperback)
Even though the title suggests that this book is a "reference", I found the chapters on macro and micronutrients to be a comprehensive starting point for learning more about nutrition. Easy to follow with many references to clinical studies, this book offers a lot for the lay person trying to decipher the recent flood of health advice regarding diet. Special chapters on how specific diseases relate to diet might have been more extensive, but otherwise the book was excellent.
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Useful,
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This book is concise, well written, and addresses many nutritional issues with a seemingly unbiased and scientific perspective. Another book that is really good is Total Nutrition.
8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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The things your Dr. should have told you but didn't .,
By sadone@dwebs.dwebs.net (Fruitland Park, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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Just got my copy and although it is a reference book reading it stright through couldn't hurt. I wish some of the many Dr's I have gone to, looking for cures or answers, would have given me the education this book has in it to help heal or prevent the damage done by disease and perscription drugs. It is a shame on the medical system that we are forced to search & study and find our own healing while, at the same time, paying unbelievable costs to Dr's who only strive to treat the symptoms. The word "cure" is seldom heard in the hallowed halls of medicine.
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In the following chapters, you will be presented with succinct information on the macro- and micronutrients, including noteworthy current research findings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
med pie, dietary recommendations for the prevention, folacin intake, clinical deficiency symptoms, folacin deficiency, general dietary guidelines, mineral interactions, optimal intake, optimal nutritional status, chromium intake, poor dietary intake, copper intake, trace element status, opiate receptor sites Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nutr Rep, United States, Nutr Rev, New York, Nutr Canc, Clin Res, Cancer Res, Food Guide Pyramid, Nutr Res, Natl Canc Inst, American Heart Association, National Research Council, Fed Proc, Arch Intern Med, Inv Ophth, Specific Disease Conditions, Department of Agriculture, Med Sci Spt, Prev Med, Bone Min, Harvard Medical School, Kidney Int, Mutat Res, University of California, Bioc Biop New!
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In the following chapters, you will be presented with succinct information on the macro- and micronutrients, including noteworthy current research findings. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
med pie, dietary recommendations for the prevention, folacin intake, clinical deficiency symptoms, folacin deficiency, general dietary guidelines, mineral interactions, optimal intake, optimal nutritional status, chromium intake, poor dietary intake, copper intake, trace element status, opiate receptor sites Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nutr Rep, United States, Nutr Rev, New York, Nutr Canc, Clin Res, Cancer Res, Food Guide Pyramid, Nutr Res, Natl Canc Inst, American Heart Association, National Research Council, Fed Proc, Arch Intern Med, Inv Ophth, Specific Disease Conditions, Department of Agriculture, Med Sci Spt, Prev Med, Bone Min, Harvard Medical School, Kidney Int, Mutat Res, University of California, Bioc Biop New!
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- Recommended Dietary Allowances: 10th Edition (Dietary Reference Intakes) by Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances on 8 pages
- Magnesium in Health and Disease by M. Cantin on page 254, page 255, and page 531
- Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease (Modern Nutrition in Health & Disease (Shils)) by Maurice E. Shils on page 22, page 418, and page 516
- The Essential Guide to Vitamins and Minerals: Second Edition, Revised and Updated by Elizabeth Somer on page 22, and Back Matter
- Cardiovascular Disease (A Profile of Health and Disease in America) by Wrynn Smith on page 360, and page 403
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- Renewal: The Anti-Aging Revolution by Timothy J. Smith on 5 pages
- The Estrogen Alternative: A Guide to Natural Hormonal Balance by Raquel Martin on page 230, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Natural Supplements for Diabetes: Reduce Your Risk and Lower Your Insulin Dependency with Natural Remedies by Frank Murray on page 269, page 286, and page 312
- 100 Super Supplements for a Longer Life by Frank Murray on page 255, page 342, and page 382
- Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works by Andrew Saul on page 28, and page 88
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