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Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies (Health & Fitness)

For Dummies, 2008

"the authors...know their stuff...the book is a fairly painless way to learn more about subjects you might rather avoid." -- Chicago Tribune, December 1, 2002

Need to get your cholesterol in check? You’ll find the latest information about cholesterol, including treatments, drug information, and...

Inorganic Biochemistry of Iron Metabolism: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Consequences, 2nd Edition

John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Iron is of fundamental importance to the growth, development and well-being of almost all living organisms. Multiple biological systems have evolved for the uptake, utilisation, storage and homeostasis of iron in microbes, plants and mammals. Both iron deficiency and iron overload are found extensively in man: the intimate links between iron and...

Chemical and Functional Properties of Food Components, Second Edition

CRC Press, 2002

"presents a nice overview of the chemical and functional properties of food components." -- inform, July 2003

…presents a nice overview of the chemical and functional properties of food components.

-- inform, July 2003

An advanced text/reference, this book provides an overview of the...

The Encyclopedia of Children's Health and Wellness (Facts on File Library of Health and Living)

Facts on File, 2004

Despite the fact that the risk of childhood disease is lower now than it has been in the past, childhood health care needs remain complex. This is mainly because as society and technology change rapidly, children are routinely exposed to new potential threats. For instance, in the last few years the National Institutes of Health and the Surgeon...

The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers

Gale, 2008

The Gale Encyclopedia of Senior Health: A Guide for Seniors and Their Caregivers is a unique and invaluable source of information. This collection of over 600 entries provides in-depth coverage of cover various issues related to one’s aging body, how diseases affect it, and treatment options, including medications, for seniors. The set will...

Bacteriology of Humans: An Ecological Perspective

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Until recently, the indigenous microbiota of humans has been a relatively neglected area of microbiology with most attention being focused on those microbes that cause disease in humans, rather than on those that co-exist with us in the disease-free state. However, in the past decade research has shown that not only is the indigenous microbiota...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Better Skin

Alpha, 2004

From diet to peels—a complete picture.

A skin-care expert and a medical writer provide readers with a lifelong plan for good skin. With advice for everyone from teens to seniors, they cover such topics as the importance of diet, exercise, and water intake; which "cosmeceuticals" and pharmaceuticals...

Process-Induced Food Toxicants: Occurrence, Formation, Mitigation, and Health Risks

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

A comprehensive look at analytical, health, and risk management issues

Process-Induced Food Toxicants provides a much-needed single-source reference on food process toxicants that also answers important food safety questions. The text presents currently known toxicants, and includes a balanced view, given by renowned experts in industry,...

Understanding Vineyard Soils

Oxford University Press, 2009

Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine. A central component of terroir is the soil and its immediate surroundings. Thus, an understanding of the basic properties of soils and how they function as a "living skin" on the earth's surface is of fundamental importance to grape growers and winemakers....

Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems

Springer, 2009

Evidence now suggests that the roles of essential fatty acids as growth promoters and as indices of health and nutrition are fundamentally similar in freshwater and marine ecosystems. "Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems" integrates this divergent literature into a coordinated, digestible form. Chapters are organized so as to discuss and...

Healthy Carb Cookbook For Dummies (Cooking)

For Dummies, 2005

Over 100 homemade dishes high in goodness, low in carbs

Know-how and recipes to help you live a healthy carb lifestyle!

With sumptuous recipes and information on nutrition, this terrific cookbook helps you make the switch to healthy carbs. Get the skinny on the basics of low-carb living. Get recipes that de-carb...

Protein Shakes for the Brain: 91 Games and Exercises to Work Your Minds Muscle to the Max

McGraw-Hill, 2009

Increasingly, scientific evidence tells us that our minds don’t have to deteriorate as we age—there are things we can do now to dramatically increase the probability of staying mentally and physically fit throughout our lives. This is good news indeed, because mental fitness and agility are so directly connected to a good quality of...

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