At A Glance Nutrition Counter

A straightforward guide that can help you plan your eating and get you on the road to healthful eating and living. This helpful, up-to-date guide includes all the information you need to determine calories, fat content, carbohydrate content, sodium level, fiber amount, and vitamin and mineral content for brand name foods, fast foods, ethnic specialities, health foods, beverages and much more. It also features a comprehensive Food Rating System that interprets the data instantly and works at a glance.

Nutrition at a Glance introduces key nutrition facts, such as the role of key nutrients in maintaining health, and addresses the concepts of nutrient metabolism, nutritional intake and what makes an adequate diet. It covers food safety, allergy and intolerance, GM foods, diet-related diseases and nutrigenomics. Nutrition at a Glance: • Is superbly illustrated, with full colour illustrations throughout • Includes nutrition ‘hot topics’ such as gene-nutrient interactions and dietary supplements • Has strong international appeal, with different dietary requirements provided for many countries • Is a reference text suitable for post-docs and junior scientists, including those working in public health and dietetics • Includes a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/nutrition featuring interactive multiple choice questions, abbreviations, a glossary, references and further reading, and Appendix B 1: Global dietary guidelines and Dietary Reference Intakes

Hepatology at a Glance is an accessible, illustrated introduction to this increasingly important specialty. This brand new title helps the reader to develop a solid understanding of liver disease, and to recognise, diagnose and treat all types of routinely encountered liver and biliary disorders. It covers key areas such as the development, structure and function of the liver, transplantation, surgery and nutrition. Common cases of liver disorders and scenario, and the management of rarer diseases and disorders in special patient groups such as the pregnant are included. Hepatology at a Glance: • Is a unique and concise resource on hepatology created for junior medical staff • Maintains a practical emphasis, with advice on history, examination and clinical testing • Includes clinical scenarios, with self-assessment questions and full explanations to answers • Follows the curriculum set by and with the support of the British Society of Gastroenterology • Includes a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/hepatology featuring 30 MCQs Providing guidance on all vital aspects of the specialty, Hepatology at a Glance is a succinct and accessible summative resource to enable a thorough understanding of the field.

Dementia Care at a Glance is the perfect companion for health and social care professionals, nurses, students as well as family members and voluntary workers needing information and guidance about dementia care. Taking a person-centred and interpersonal approach, each chapter outlines an aspect of the experience of living with dementia and the steps that the nurse or healthcare professional can take to support them. This comprehensive book will assist readers to respond effectively, sensitively and with compassion to people living with dementia in acute settings, as well as in care environments and at home. It acknowledges the challenges that arise for people with dementia, family members and professionals and offers practical solutions based on current thinking and best practice. Presented in the bestselling at a Glance format, with superb illustrations and a concise approach Covers the common forms and manifestations of dementia, their causes, and how to address them Addresses a wide range of topics including, interventions, communication, care planning, medication, therapy, leadership as well as ethical and legal issues Takes a positive holistic approach, including not only physical and mental health issues but social and spiritual implications and a person-centred focus throughout Suitable for students on a range of healthcare courses Supported by a companion website with multiple-choice questions and reflective questions

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Understanding the nutritional value of foods is the best and fastest way to lose weight, improve eating habits, and have increased energy. This convenient book will help readers lose weight because it provides nutritional information for thousands of food items in addition to all the tools necessary to create a personalized weight-loss plan.

Health and Wellness Workbooks for Teens and Pre-Teens Ages 11+ Teach students about nutrition, healthy food choices, healthy exercise types, sleep, and recovery, setting the foundation to building healthy lifestyle habits that will allow them to continue living long and healthy lives with the Mark Twain Healthy Eating, Exercise, and Sleep Mindfulness Workbook for Teens! Health and Wellness Workbooks for Kids are a great way for middle school and high school kids to maintain healthy living patterns through fun and focused practice. Why You’ll Love This Health and Fitness Book Activities focused on healthy life skills for teens & pre-teens. Students learn about nutrition, meal planning and prep, different types of exercise, sleep hygiene, and more health and wellness topics. Tracking progress along the way. Key terms are defined throughout the book to familiarize students with relevant nutritional, exercise, and sleep information before moving onto new concepts. Practically sized for every activity. The 80-page health and wellness book is sized at about 8” x 11”—giving you and your child plenty of space to complete each exercise. About Mark Twain Books Designed by leading educators, Mark Twain Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and resources in a wide range of subjects for middle- and upper-grade homeschool and classroom curriculum success. The Mark Twain Health Book Contains: Reproducible activities Vocabulary words with definitions

More than half of Americans are overweight and more than one-quarter are obese, making the Easy Fat, Carbs, and Calorie Counter an invaluable resource for anyone serious about losing weight. It has been proven that the easiest way to lose weight is by keeping track of fat, carbs, and calories that are consumed on a daily basis. This book will help readers determine how much they consume daily, allowing them to set limits and manage their intake throughout the day, even while on the go. This supportive resource helps readers shed pounds easily by tracking nutritional intake. Readers can look up information for more than 1,000 popular food items in the Nutritional Guide. Next, they can conveniently add up their daily totals by turning three easy-to-use dials displaying fat, carbs, and calories. Finally, users can record their daily and weekly totals in a handy calorie log. This book also includes a fold-out chart to track weight-loss progress and stickers to place in the journal when weekly goals are achieved. This book's practical and portable size allows dieters to keep important nutritional information at their fingertips throughout the day to help plan meals and snacks and work toward personal weight-loss goals.