30 Secrets of the World's Healthiest Cuisines : Global Eating Tips and Recipes from China, France, Japan, the Mediterranean, Africa, and Scandinavia

by Jonas, Steven; Gordon, Sandra J.

• ISBN13: 9780471352631
• ISBN10: 0471352632
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-13
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

In a delicious departure from the nutrition-through-sacrifice school of cooking, Global Eating is a celebration of the international and flavourful - all in the name of great health. Lending a distinctively worldly tone to the nutrition shelf, Dr Steven Jonas and Sandra Gordon show readers how to enhance their health by importing the diet secrets of the world's healthiest cuisines - from China, France, Japan, Scandinavia, Africa, Italy and beyond.

Author Biography

STEVEN JONAS, M.D., is a professor of preventive medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. A veteran triathlete and longtime author of books on healthy eating and exercise, Dr. Jonas appears regularly as a health expert on television and radio. SANDRA GORDON has written on nutrition for many women's and health magazines.

Table of Contents

Making Your Diet Go Global.

THE MEDITERRANEAN: Olive Oil and Longevity.

CHINA: Ancient Nutrition Secrets.

FRANCE: The Good Life Savored.

JAPAN: East Embracing West Beautifully and Healthfully.

SCANDINAVIA: The Benefits of Dairy and Grains.

WESTERN AFRICA: Foods for Cancer Protection.

The Global Eating Menu Plans for Weight Maintenance or Weight Loss.

Global Eating Ground Rules for Navigating Your Diet in a New Direction.

Recipes from the Global Kitchen.

Appendix.

References.

Bon Voyage.

Recipe Contributors.

Index.