101 Facts You Should Know About Food

From the extraordinary distance our food can travel to reach our tables to the remarkable benefits of eating avocados, John Farndon shows the amazing, often shocking, truth behind the food we eat. Covering everything from the big businesses that control food production around the world to the dangers of food dyes, this book reveals the complex facts behind the simplest of meals. Find out just what GM food is and how scientists are altering what you eat, how food gets its flavor, why some foods are not as nutritious as they should be, why bringing exotic foods to your table may literally cost the Earth, and much more. ¿An essential guide to the facts behind food, the one vital thing in your life besides air and water -- and the world¿s biggest business.¿

From the extraordinary distance our food can travel to reach our tables to the remarkable benefits of eating avocados, John Farndon shows the amazing, often shocking, truth behind the food we eat. Covering everything from the big businesses that control food production around the world to the dangers of food dyes, this book reveals the complex facts behind the simplest of meals.

This is an autobiography of a cancer survivor, a veteran network news journalist. For 38 years since 1971, the author, as Asia video editor for ABC News, chased news stories round the clock, often without sleep. With early retirement in sight, the sudden diagnosis of cancer one day radically changed his lifestyle overnight. By an unusual coincidence, his links to golf were also linked to his discovery of cancer. Here's a man who led an incredible life even before he overcame his battle with cancer. It took more than the conventional means of treatment. His treatment and road to recovery is a revelation. Today, as a cancer survivor and a retiree who now enjoys a healthier and more fulfilling life, the author tells a compelling story of how he entered into the darkest tunnel and emerged, a more vigilant and environmentally aware individual. Eddy Li shares his painful experience, what he has learned about an increasingly hazardous environment and how you can protect yourself from its toxicity.

Did you know a compost heap generates as much energy as the Sun? Or that dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate? Maybe you have not been into space but if you have then you will know that astronauts have feet as soft as babies! 101 Facts You Didn't Know About Space takes you on a wild journey around the Universe bringing you facts galore. Whether you are a space enthusiast or a newcomer you will find plenty of facts in here to keep you amused and entertained.

'A must-read ... satisfying, rich ... loaded with flavour' Sunday Telegraph This book is a celebration of food. By food, Michael Pollan means real, proper, simple food - not the kind that comes in a packet, or has lists of unpronounceable ingredients, or that makes nutritional claims about how healthy it is. More like the kind of food your great-grandmother would recognize. In Defence of Food is a simple invitation to junk the science, ditch the diet and instead rediscover the joys of eating well. By following a few pieces of advice (Eat at a table - a desk doesn't count. Don't buy food where you'd buy your petrol!), you will enrich your life and your palate, and enlarge your sense of what it means to be healthy and happy. It's time to fall in love with food again. For the past twenty years, Michael Pollan has been writing about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture, gardens, drugs, and architecture. His most recent book, about the ethics and ecology of eating, is The Omnivore's Dilemma, named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. He is also the author of The Botany of Desire, A Place of My Own and Second Nature.

When it comes to food, nature provides a wealth of delicious choices. But each one also supplies unique health benefits. Leading nutritionist David Grotto reveals a wealth of power foods, from apples to yogurt, and explains why • A handful of cherries before bed can help you sleep better • Hot peppers may fight skin cancer • Potatoes may reduce the risk of stroke • Grape juice may be as heart-healthy as red wine • Honey can help wounds heal faster Each entry features a history of a food’s origin, a list of therapeutic benefits, information on scientific research, tips for use and preparation, and an appetizing recipe from a leading chef or nutritionist. Prepare to awaken your taste buds, lose weight, and let the healing begin!

Nutrition facts for everybody NUTRITION THE LIMITING FACTOR Whether your goal is MUSCLE GAIN OR WEIGHT LOSS OR FAT LOSS NUTRITION is always the limiting factor. That is why it is always said You are what you EAT and What you do not EAT. To put it in other words What type of food a person should eat to either GAIN MUSCLES Or TO LOSE WEIGHT This has been topic of hot debate over last many years. Generally a very small percentage of overall population of any society is interested in Muscle Gain. This is mainly due to the common perception among people that gaining muscles or to become a body builder is okay till a particular age say maximum 30 to 35 years. After this age, generally people get married and have to look after family and their career. Those who are actually interested in gaining muscles, have very less knowledge about proper nutrition to support their body in making those gains which they are striving for. And since they are not getting proper results, they are discouraged and ultimately give up. At the same time, generally a large percentage of population of the same society is struggling to reduce weight or fat which they have accumulated over a period mainly due to their sedentary lifestyle and improper choice of food selection. The fact is that, both these groups are unaware of the fact that the key factor to achieve their totally contrasting goals is dependent on the same factor which is PROPER KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOOD SELECTION AND THE IDEAL NUTEIENT COMBINATION THEY SHOULD HAVE IN THEIR DAILY CONSUMPTION OF FOOD. There are a lot of misunderstanding about proper nutrition habits. The overall impression is that eating less food is ultimate for weight loss or fat loss. Or Higher portion of protein consumption is bad for health Due to this misconception and misunderstanding about proper nutrition, a high percentage of population is deprived of good nutrition benefits. As far as the young boys among whom gaining muscles or body building is favourite, they fall into two categories. The first category is that of young persons who have never gone to a gym and are shy of going to a gym . Whenever they join a gym they are taught exercises by the gym trainers for first few days but are not educated about proper nutrition habits mainly due to following factors. Lack of time with the trainer as there are many members Due to lack of knowledge beyond basic as most of the trainers are not qualified. Or they are more interested in providing personal training which many cannot simply afford. The other category is that of people who are seasoned weight training exercisers doing it for quite some time. These people are stuck up as they are not making progress beyond a certain point. If this category tries to seek information from internet, Then it may not be reliable. There may be conflicting views by different persons The information on internet is flooded with technical jargons giving technical names etc. with which the common man is not conversant. The end result because of all these factors is, people develop wrong habits of food consumption which ultimately damages their body and they miserably fail to achieve their goals. An attempt has been made in this book to educate masses about proper and good nutrition habits. Cover URL : NA

The author of A Space Traveller’s Guide to the Solar System shares 101 fascinatingly fun facts sure to change how you see outer space—and Earth. Did you know a compost heap generates as much energy as the Sun? Or that dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate? Maybe you have not been into space but if you have then you will know that astronauts have feet as soft as babies! 101 Facts You Didn't Know About Space takes you on a wild journey around the Universe bringing you facts galore. Whether you are a space enthusiast or a newcomer you will find plenty of facts in here to keep you amused and entertained. “A good read, and there’s something for all levels of space enthusiast, from young adults to more experienced readers.” —BBC Sky at Night (UK) “Everything is explained brilliantly, the illustrations are inspirational and truly breathtaking, and, if you ask me, this is the way science should be taught in schools . . . . With this excellent book, we will at least be prepared for what we find when we eventually do break free of our solar system and find our destiny in the stars! Exceptional!” —Books Monthly