158 Pages
by
CRC Press
158 Pages
by
CRC Press
158 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Don't waste you time with health and diet Web sites that don’t work. The Internet provides unlimited resources that make it easy to learn about various diets, weight-loss programs, and weight-reduction procedures. But with so many sources, which ones can you trust for information that’s safe, accurate, and up-to-date? The Internet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition saves you time, trouble, and... Read more
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Hunting for Information
- Search Engines
- Are You the Master of Your Domain?
- Too Good to Be True: How to Pick the Best Web Sites
- Chapter 3. The Internet or the World Wide Web: What’s the Difference?
- Discussion Groups: Chat Rooms, Mailing Lists, and Newsgroups
- Some Advice from Cyber-Aunt: Is Your Life an Open Book (or Internet Site)?
- Practice Good Netiquette
- Chapter 4. General Diet and Nutrition Web Sites
- Chapter 5. Health Assessment Web Sites
- Online Calculators and Assessment Tools
- Understanding Food Labels
- Chapter 6. Weight Loss (Nonsurgical) Web Sites
- Chapter 7. Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Web Sites
- Chapter 8. Diet, Nutrition, and Recipe Web Sites for Medical Problems and Conditions
- AIDS/HIV
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Anemia
- Arthritis
- Atherosclerosis or High Cholesterol
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Cancer (Including Chemotherapy, Cancer Prevention, Postradiation Recovery)
- Celiac/Coeliac Disease, Nontropical Sprue, Gluten Intolerance, Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy
- Chewing/Swallowing Disorders
- Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Colostomy
- Depression
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Digestive Diseases
- Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease
- Food Allergies
- Gluten-Free Diet
- Gout/Low-Purine Diet
- Headache/Migraine Elimination Diet
- Heart Disease/Congestive Heart Failure (Including Treatment and Prevention)
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- High-Calcium Diet
- High-Fiber Diet
- High-Potassium Diet
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Hypoallergenic Diets
- Hypoglycemia
- Jet Lag
- Ketogenic Diet
- Kidney Disease/Dialysis
- Lactose-Free Diet
- Leukemia
- Low-Carbohydrate Diets
- Low-Cholesterol Diet
- Low-Fat Diet
- Low-Fiber Diet
- Low-Potassium Diet
- Low-Purine Diet
- Low-Residue Diet
- Low-Sodium Diet
- Malabsorption Syndrome
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI) Diet
- Migraine Headaches
- MSG-Free Diet
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Osteoporosis
- Phenylketonuria
- Pregnancy, Lactation, Breast-Feeding
- Prostate Disorders
- Raw-Foods Diet
- Reflux Esophagitis/GERD/Heartburn
- Seizure Disorders
- Special Diets, Miscellaneous
- Substance Abuse (Alcoholism, Illicit Drugs, Prescription Drugs)
- Tyramine-Free Diet
- Wheat-Free Diet
- Chapter 9. Web Sites for Diets Reflecting Religious or Philosophical Beliefs or Lifestyles
- Halal
- Hindu
- Holistic Nutrition
- Kosher
- Macrobiotic
- Organic Diets
- Vegetarian Diets (All Variations)
- Chapter 10. Weight Loss Spas and Residential Diet Programs
- Chapter 11. Recipe and Discussion Group Web Sites
- Chapter 12. Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Chapter 13. Happy Endings: Eat Something—You’ll Feel Better!
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Lillian Brazin, Irwin Epstein
