Nutrition For Dummies: 6th Edition

· Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Rebecca Rush
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Get the straight facts on nutrition, slim down, and feel great



You've been hearing it since you were a kid: "You are what you eat." And 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. Nutrition For Dummies, 6th Edition is a one-size-fits-all guide to nutrition that shows you how to manage your diet so you get the most bang for your buck. This book gives you the know-how to put together a shopping list, prepare healthy foods, and easily cut calories.



The latest edition of The Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourages individuals to eat a healthful diet—one that focuses on foods and beverages that help achieve and maintain a healthy weight, promote health, and prevent chronic disease. This updated edition of Nutrition For Dummies reflects the latest suggested guidelines and details in plain English so you can incorporate these recommendations for living a nutritionally sound life. You'll get updated RDAs on vitamins and nutritional supplements; find out why you should eat more fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and other plant-based foods; understand the importance of cholesterol for brain health; get the latest information on obesity; and more.

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Carol Ann Rinzler is the author of numerous books including "Are You At Risk?"; "Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever"; & "The New Complete Book of Food" for Facts On File/Checkmark Books. She has also written "Nutrition for Dummies", as well as numerous magazine articles & columns on nutrition & diet. She is currently writing a weekly column on nutrition for the Sunday Daily News & lives in New York City. Rebecca Rush narrates from her cozy home studio in Minneapolis. She grew up with a passion for books and received a degree in English literature from UMass Amherst. She delights in bringing to life the characters within her audiobooks and relishes the opportunity to live vicariously through them.

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