The Incredible Internet Guide to Diets & Nutrition

by Dauphinais, Marc; Flowers, James R.

• ISBN13: 9781889150147
• ISBN10: 1889150142
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network
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Summary

The Incredible Internet Guide to Diets & Nutrition takes the fat out of the big search engines and provides a quick and easy way to find the best web sites for any kind of diet.

Author Biography

Marc Dauphinais has worked in the healthcare field for over 20 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Understanding Nutrition	p. 5
Understanding the Food Pyramid	p. 6
Understanding the Food Label	p. 6
All About Additives	p. 7
Antioxidants: A Primer	p. 7
Calculators and Tools	p. 8
Discussing Good Nutrition	p. 8
E-Zines	p. 11
FAQs	p. 11
Infant Nutrition	p. 12
Just the Fats, Please	p. 12
Keeping Up-To-Date	p. 14
Look It Up!	p. 16
Marketplace	p. 17
Nutrition and Fun For Kids	p. 18
Nutrition Concerns for Older Americans	p. 20
Nutrition During Pregnancy	p. 20
Nutrition Issues for Women	p. 21
Nutrition With Men in Mind	p. 22
Professional Organization Sites	p. 22
Ready for a Quiz?	p. 23
Supplements: Are They Necessary?	p. 25
The Sweet Truth About Sugar and Sweeteners	p. 26
Vitamins and Minerals	p. 27
What's Cooking? Healthy Recipe Sites	p. 29
Finding More on Nutrition - Directories	p. 30
Finding More on Nutrition - Links	p. 31
Adopting a Healthy Weight	p. 33
Chat About Weight	p. 33
Childhood Obesity	p. 34
Drugs and Herbal Therapies	p. 34
E-Zines for Easy Reading	p. 35
FAQs	p. 35
Keeping Up-to-Date with the News in Weight Loss	p. 36
Quizzes and Surveys	p. 36
Recipes for Weight Loss	p. 38
Reference	p. 38
Sites for Getting Some Advice and Motivation	p. 38
Sites to Help Assess the Situation	p. 40
Software	p. 41
The Ups and Downs of Losing Weight	p. 41
More Info - Directories	p. 43
More Info - Links	p. 44
Weight Loss Programs - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly	p. 45
Adopting a Strategy to Achieve a Healthy Weight	p. 45
FAQs	p. 49
Online Shopping	p. 50
Sites About the Zone	p. 52
Sites Promoting Fad Diets	p. 53
Sites With Recipes	p. 55
Surgical Options for Obesity	p. 55
We're All In This Together: Sites for Support	p. 57
Links to More Weight Loss Sites	p. 58
Vegetarian, Vegan and Other Lifestyle Diets	p. 59
A Fruitful Lifestyle?	p. 59
A Little Help From My Friends	p. 61
Accepting Yourself the Way You Are	p. 62
Directories	p. 63
E-Zines	p. 64
FAQs	p. 65
Fasting	p. 65
Just For Fun	p. 65
Links	p. 66
Macrobiotic Web Sites	p. 67
Message Boards	p. 68
Newsletters	p. 68
Online Shops	p. 69
Recipes	p. 69
Seeking A Balanced Vegetarian Diet	p. 73
Sites for Vegan Diets	p. 74
Someone To Talk To	p. 75
Trying Out a Different Kind of Diet	p. 75
Vegetarian Sites	p. 76
Preventative Nutrition and Control of Disease	p. 85
Diabetes-Related Sites	p. 85
Diet and Alzheimer's	p. 89
Diet and Hypertension	p. 89
Diets that May Decrease the Risk of Cancer	p. 90
FAQs	p. 93
Food Allergies	p. 93
Gluten-Free Diets	p. 94
Living with HIV/AIDS	p. 94
Migraines and Food Triggers	p. 96
Quizzes	p. 96
Recipes	p. 96
Reducing Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke	p. 97
Shopping Online	p. 100
Sites for Underweight People	p. 101
Software	p. 102
Supplements for Alternative Medicine	p. 102
Treating Epilepsy With Ketogenic Diets	p. 102
Women and Heart Disease	p. 103
More Sites - Directories and Links	p. 104
Fitness and High Performance	p. 105
Calculators, Assessments and Quizzes	p. 105
Getting Started on an Exercise Program	p. 108
Aerobic and Cardiovascular Exercise	p. 109
Bicycling	p. 110
E-Zines	p. 110
Exercise and Pregnancy	p. 111
Exercise For Older Americans	p. 111
Exercise Sites For Kids and Teens	p. 112
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 112
I Need Somebody! Chat and Message Boards	p. 113
Men and Exercise	p. 114
News in the World of Fitness	p. 115
Online Shopping	p. 116
Professional Organizations	p. 118
Running	p. 118
Motivation and Support	p. 119
Sports Nutrition	p. 122
Strength Training	p. 124
Walking	p. 125
Women's Fitness	p. 126
Yoga	p. 127
More Exercise Online - Directories and Links	p. 127
Issues in Food Safety	p. 129
FAQs and Quizzes	p. 129
Food Biotechnology	p. 130
Food Handling	p. 131
Germs: A Primer	p. 134
Irradiation	p. 136
Pesticides	p. 137
News Updates and Alerts	p. 137
Special Considerations	p. 138
Understanding the Issues	p. 139
More on Food Safety - Directories and Links	p. 140
Combating Fraud Online	p. 141
Identifying Fraud on the Web	p. 141
Going Offline	p. 143
License Verification	p. 143
Diets and Nutrition Site Profiles	p. 163
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