LS 103: Nutrition and Health: Additional Nutrition Resources

You've been hearing it since you were a little kid: "You are what you eat." But unlike most adages you've long since debunked, this wise saying is true! Good nutrition is the key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight and lifelong good health--no matter how you slice it.

This book is part of the opposing viewpoints series and as such presents a variety of essays on a variety of viewpoints on various nutrition related topics.

America is going "green." Organic, natural, sustainable, free-range, whole grain, antibiotic-free, eco-friendly - what does it all mean?

This book gives health professionals up-to-date, comprehensive reviews that evaluate the dietary practices and interventions that have been shown to reduce disease risk and improve health outcomes.

100 Questions and Answers About Sports Nutrition provides easily accessible answers to questions that athletes, athletic trainers and coaches may have about sports nutrition.

Whether you're a serious athlete, a weekend warrior, or an active person constantly on the go, proper nutrition can help you optimize your performance and reach your goals.

In the U.S., we're bombarded with nutritional advice--the work, we assume, of reliable authorities with our best interests at heart. Far from it, says Marion Nestle, who details how the food industry influences our dietary choices to our detriment.

Understanding the complex factors contributing to the growing childhood obesity epidemic is vital not only for the improved health of the world's future generations, but for the healthcare system.