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Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

by Walter C. Willett

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Publisher Comments:

This updated edition of the national bestseller debunks dietary myths and presents Dr. Willett's New Healthy Eating Pyramid, a healthier guide to nutrition than the recently revised USDA pyramid.

Inside you'll discover:

  • eye-opening new research on the healthiest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins

  • why weight control is still the single most important factor

  • menu plans and brand-new recipes that make it even easier to reinvent your diet

Synopsis:

In this national bestseller based on Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health research, Dr. Willett explains why the USDA guidelines--the famous food pyramid--are not only wrong but also dangerous.
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About the Author

Walter C. Willett, M.D., is chairman of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and a professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. A world-renowned researcher, he is one of the leaders of the famous Nurses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Dr. Willett has won many honors, including the Mott Prize, the prestigious award of the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation.
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Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

CHAPTER ONE Introduction

CHAPTER TWO What Can You Believe About Diet?

CHAPTER THREE Healthy Weight

CHAPTER FOUR Surprising News About Fat

CHAPTER FIVE Carbohydrates for Better and Worse

CHAPTER SIX Choose Healthier Sources of Protein

CHAPTER SEVEN Eat Plenty of Fruits and Vegetables

CHAPTER EIGHT You Are What You Drink

CHAPTER NINE Calcium: No Emergency

CHAPTER TEN Take a Multivitamin for Insurance

CHAPTER ELEVEN Summary

CHAPTER TWELVE Recipes and Menus

Credits

Further Reading

General Index

Recipe Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780743266420
With:
Skerrett, P. J.
Publisher:
Free Press
Author:
M.D., Walter Willett
Author:
Walter, M.D. Willett
Author:
Willett, M.D., Walter
Author:
Skerrett, Patrick J.
Author:
Skerrett, P. J.
Author:
Willett, Walter C.
Author:
Willett, Walter, M.D.
Subject:
Nutrition
Subject:
Diets - Better Health
Subject:
Diets - General
Subject:
Healthy Living
Subject:
General Health & Fitness
Subject:
Health and Medicine-Diet and Nutrition
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
January 2001
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
8.44 x 5.5 in 10.64 oz
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