This book provides a comprehensive and accessible source of information on all types of sweeteners and functional ingredients, enabling manufacturers to produce low sugar versions of all types of foods that not only taste and perform as well as sugar-based products, but also offer consumer benefits such as calorie reduction, dental health benefits, digestive health benefits and improvements in long term disease risk through strategies such as dietary glycaemic control.Now in a revi...

The book that "takes Paleo to the next level" for optimal weight loss and total health—from the world's leading expert on paleolithic eating styles (Robb Wolf, New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Solution).Dr. Loren Cordain's bestselling The Paleo Diet and The Paleo Diet Cookbook have helped hundreds of thousands of people eat for better health and weight loss by following the diet humans were genetically designed to e...

‘No need to count calories, go hungry or diet ever again’ The TimesThis revolutionary book reveals:Ten reasons why eating a low-fat, calorie controlled diet makes sustained weight loss virtually impossible.Why the less hungry you are, the more weight you’ll lose.How different types of calories have different fattening potential.Why weight is not just about calories, but the impact our diet has on key hormones including insulin and leptin....

Using cutting-edge research studies from leading sports science laboratories, Nutrient Timing shatters myths and misconceptions about how to provide optimum nutrition to working muscles. It shows that when the right combination of nutrients is delivered at the right time, one can activate his/her body's muscle machinery to increase muscle strength, improve endurance and increase lean muscle mass.

The national bestseller from a Nobel Prize winner: "May we all have younger arteries by adopting [Dr. Ignarro's] easy plan." —Michael Roizen, MD, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorDr. Louis Ignarro discovered "the atom" of cardiovascular health—a tiny molecule called Nitric Oxide. NO, as it is known by chemists, is a signaling molecule produced by the body, and is a vasodilator that helps control blood flow to every pa...

Nutrition Study Guide Audience: Intended for everyone interested in nutrition, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, nursing, and dental students.FEATURES:- Detailed description of classes on nutrients: carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins - Description of essential fatty acids and amino acids - Detailed description of vitamins and minerals. - Anatomical diagrams - Guidelines for nutrient consumption - BMI, Body fat, and BMR calculations - Diets an...

Introducing the next generation of the Zone—A revolutionary new plan that enhances brainpower, improves physical performance, and builds amazing disease-fighting powerDr. Barry Sears revolutionized nutritional thinking with his blockbuster Zone books. Now, for the first time Sears presents his amazing new scientific discoveries that take the Zone to a whole new level. With years of research to back him up, he maintains that consuming carefully calibrated amounts of high-quality, ph...

Trick and Treat asks the key quetions: has 'healthy eating' coincided with a reduction in health problems and health spending? Who benefits from the effects of 'healthy eating'? What is the evidence to support the principles of 'healthy eating'? If 'healthy eating' isn't healthy, what is? Barry Groves brings together over a century of relevant findings, including classic papers and the latest research, to examine each of these issues in depth. He concludes that there is a simple, evidence-...

This book is unique in that it is a book written by world experts in a way that can easily be understood by athletes and which can immediately result in changes that can help performance or recovery. The various chapters are written by leaders in the field who discuss the latest science and translate the scientific findings into a practical message. So it is not just theory, every chapter contains clear advice and by doing so this book bridges the gap between science and practice. After re...

Cancer is increasing at an alarming rate and one in three people will develop cancer at some point in their lives. According to the World Cancer Research Fund, up to 39 per cent of the most common cancers - lung, breast, colorectal, skin, mouth/throat and oesophagus, liver, stomach, prostate, cervical ovarian, testicular, endometrial and pancreatic - are preventable through diet, physical activity and weight control alone.SAY NO TO CANCER was originally published by Piatkus in 1999...

Stay younger for longer and get the body you’ve always dreamed of. Join the health revolution taking the world by storm!Did you know that:Most diets are unhealthyAntioxidants don’t slow down ageingWhite tea reduces wrinkles and is good for heart and blood vesselsWalnuts can drastically cut your risk of a heart attackMilk products aren’t that healthyA daily fruit and vegetable juice reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s...

Sulfur is a critical compound for healthy bones and joints. This text illustrates sulfur's role, and its amazing ability to help the repair of inflamed and arthritic joints. This text also proves that glucosamine and chondroitin do not have the efficacy many attribute to them, and why sulfur may actually provide the key to some of their inconsistent yet occasional positive results.