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Summary: Good starting point, but dogmatic at times
Review: This book provides an excellent presentation of the basics of nutrition as well as practical tips to improve health. With all the nutritional quackery floating around, this should be the first source you check to answer your concerns.That said, the author has a tendency to minimize evidence that contradicts the standard "FDA wisdom". For example, creatine is the only muscle-building supplement (other than illegal steroids) that has proved effective as a performance enhancer for weight lifters in independent studies. Ten years of studies show no serious side effects to taking creatine. The author argues that nobody should take creatine because there is a possibility adverse side effects will be discovered. That is true, but the same argument is used by irrational pureness religionists who condemn genetically modified foods because they might prove unsafe in the future. The same argument is used to justify all sorts of paranoia and pseudoscience. Rather than labeling creatine good or bad, the author should identify the proven benefits and potential risks and let the reader make a decision based on individual risk tolerance. Despite the occasional condemnation of things that are probably good, the author never recommends things that are probably bad (like Atkins and all the other quacks out there).
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Summary: American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition
Review: This is book is packed with better tips on nutrition and covers a broader range than anything else I've read. Filled with great pointers on everything from ways to prevent bacteria, help for making better restaurant choices, ways to blend nutrition with taste, and so much more! I especially found the information on women's health issues like breast cancer and fibromyalgia helpful. This is a great, accessible reference for anyone interested in healthy living.
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Summary: Almost Baked
Review: To be a reference, a book must have a decent index! So many publishers overlook this point. Having read through volumes of data, I remembered seeing interesting points but had a devil of a time locating them again. I had to literally leaf through the book a second time with sticky notes. Don't count on using this book as a reference. Do count on it for comprehensive nutritional information. (Just parse the dogma.) It is the best book I've read to date on nutrition: readable, thorough and pragmatic.
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Summary: Good in the way Pravda is good
Review: When I open any page of this book I get hooked. However, as a staff person at a Northwest assisted living community, I am especially keen on the mature adults chapter. For anyone researching senior residential care, the list of questions to ask about food service is right on the mark!
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Summary: Mature Adults Food Service in Residential Living
Review: When I open any page of this book I get hooked. However, as a staff person at a Northwest assisted living community, I am especially keen on the mature adults chapter. For anyone researching senior residential care, the list of questions to ask about food service is right on the mark!
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