Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia

Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia

• Alar (chemical spray formerly used on apples)
• Steroid alternatives for athletes
• Cancer
• Nutrient allowances for children/adolescents
• Cholesterol
• Gerontology and geriatric nutrition
• Government food programs
• Health foods
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Hypoglycemia
• Infant diet and nutrition
• Food safety
• Selenium
• Stress
• Low-calorie and no-calorie sweeteners
• World food situation
• Fats
• Fiber in the diet
• Food Guide Pyramid (food groups)

Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia, Second Edition is the updated, expanded version of what has been described as a "monumental, classic work." This new edition contains more than 2,400 pages; 1,692 illustrations, 96 of which are full-color photographs; 2,800 entries (topics); and 463 tables, including a table of 2,500 food compositions. A comprehensive index enables you to find information quickly and easily.