2nd Edition

The A-Z Guide to Food as Medicine, Second Edition

By Diane Kraft Copyright 2019
438 Pages 71 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

438 Pages 71 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

438 Pages 71 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Reprising The 2017 American Library Association Outstanding Academic Title award-winning A-Z Guide to Food As Medicine , this new edition explores the physiological effects of more than 250 foods, food groups, nutrients, and phytochemicals in entries that include: Definition and background information such as traditional medicinal use, culinary facts, and dietary intake and... Read more

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Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Author

Chapter A

Chapter B

Chapter C

Chapter D

Chapter E

Chapter F

Chapter G

Chapter H

Chapter I

Chapter J

Chapter K

Chapter L

Chapter M

Chapter N

Chapter O

Chapter P

Chapter Q

Chapter R

Chapter S

Chapter T

Chapter U

Chapter V

Chapter W

Chapter X

Chapter Y

Chapter Z

Appendix 1: Major Phytochemical Groups and Specific Phytochemicals Addressed in The A-Z Guide to Food as Medicine, 2nd ed

Appendix 2: Reference Daily Intakes Used to Calculate % DVs in The A-Z Guide to Food as Medicine, 2nd ed

Appendix 3: Definitions of Drug Terms Used in The A-Z Guide to Food as Medicine, 2nd ed

Index

Biography

Diane Woznicki Kraft, MS, RDN, LDN, is a biology instructor at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania and a clinical nutritionist. She holds a Master of Science degree in nutrition from New York University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition from Penn State University. She and her co-author created the first edition of this handbook as a reference for health care professionals to access scientific findings on the health aspects of foods, food groups, nutrients, and phytochemicals to assist clients educationally on diet and nutrition. She has also authored consumer and professional articles on nutrition for The American Council on Science and Health and The American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

"This book can be used as a filter for ‘junk science,’ which clutters many information resources and causes a lot of confusion among the public…the guide is a "go to" resource when trying to sort fact from fiction in response to the burgeoning nutrition information that is everywhere." 

-Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University

 

"This is a nice reference for lay people and clinicians alike to have as
a starting point for researching certain foods for their impact on health.

-Amy Hess Fischl, MS RDN LDN BC-ADM CDE(University of Chicago Medical Center)