Diet Myths: Sorting Through The Hype (understanding Nutrition A Gateway To Physical & Mental Health)

"Nutrition can be complicated. How do you know what foods are healthy and what aren't? How much should you eat? What's a healthy portion size? How many calories do you need? Do you weigh just the right amount--or are you underweight or overweight? Keeping track of how much you eat, weigh, and exercise can help you make the right choices. Discover how knowing the numbers--calories, BMI, weight, and more--is a big part of staying fit and healthy."--Publisher's website Nutrition can be complicated. How do you know what foods are healthy and what aren't? How much should you eat? Does the way you eat today really shape your life in the future? The food choices you make today can have a big impact on your life 10, 25, or even 50 years from now. In Nutrition and Your Future, find out how your decisions about food and nutrition are important to your health in the future--and how you can be healthy for life by making good choices now Nutrition can be complicated. How do you know what foods are healthy and what aren't? How much should you eat? What about diets? Lots of people want to lose weight these days. They turn to diets to help them slim down--but diets aren't usually the healthiest options. Diet Myths: Sorting Through the Hype helps you figure out good ways to lose weight and stay in shape. Discover good eating habits that will keep you strong and feeling good for a lifetime! Nutrition can be complicated. How do you know what foods are healthy and what aren't? How much should you eat? What about snacks? In between meals, when you're hungry, what do you reach for? Junk food makes a fast and easy snack--but it won't give your body what it needs. Discover what healthy snacking looks like. Learn why we snack, when snacking is a good idea, and identify the best snacks to pick when hunger strikes Title Page Contents Introduction Chapter 1: What Is a Diet? Chapter 2: Popular Diet Myths Chapter 3: The Facts About Food Chapter 4: Diet Decisions Find Out More Index About the Author & Consultant and Picture Credits Blank Page