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An apple a day : the myths, misconceptions and truths about the foods we eat
Record details
- ISBN: 9781554686155 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1554686156 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource - Publisher: [Toronto, Ontario] : HarperCollins Canada, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Naturally occuring substances in our food supply. An apple a day ; Tomatoes and lycopene ; Cranberries and procyanidins ; Grapefruit and furanocoumarins ; Blueberries, anthocyanins and pterostilbene ; Citrus fruits and "super flavonoids" ; Acai berries and "antioxidant potential" ; Fish and Omega-3 fats ; Flax, Omega-3 fats and lignans ; Canola and Alpha-linolenic acid ; Olive oil and Oleic acid ; Soy protein and soy isoflavones ; Whole grains and insoluble fibre ; Oats and soluble fibre ; Beans and inositol pentakisphosphate ; Cabbage and indoles ; Broccoli and sulphoraphane ; Spinach, corn, squash and lutein ; Curry and curcumin ; Chocolate and flavanols ; Coffee beans and caffeine ; Grapes and resveratrol ; Wheat and gluten ; Cinnamon and methylhydroxychalcone ; Vegetables and salicylic acid ; Carrots and carotenoids ; Vitamins from A to K ; Spinach and the B vitamins ; Oils, nuts, whole grains and Vitamin E ; Cod liver oil and Vitamin D ; Milk and calcium -- Manipulating our food supply. Fortifying with iron ; Flavouring with salt ; Enhancing taste with monosodium glutamate ; Sweetening with sugar and high-fructose corn syrup ; Cutting calories with "non-nutritional" natural sweeteners ; Cutting calories with "non-nutritional" artificial sweeteners ; Improving taste with artificial flavours ; Preventing botulism with nitrites ; Preserving with sulphites and propionates ; Preserving with viruses ; Preserving with radiation ; Colouring with food dyes ; Improving health with bacteria ; Boosting immunity with glutathione ; Adding fluoride to water ; Supplementing with vitamins ; Manipulating genes in our food ; Farming organically -- Contaminants in our food supply. Pesticide concerns ; Acrylamide in fried and baked foods ; Antiobiotic residues ; Hormones in meat ; PCBs in fish ; Trans fats ; Benzene in beverages ; Trans-4-hydroxynonenal in fried foods ; Substances leaching from plastics ; Dioxins -- Tough to swallow. The miracle of goji juice? ; Kosher food hype ; The questionable health properties of DHEA ; Alkaline nonsense ; Losing weight with green tea? ; The myth of "detox" ; Whom to believe? -- Conclusion: Is there a solution to the confusion? |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive viewed, September 30, 2013). |
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| Subject: | Nutrition -- Popular works Food -- Popular works Digestion -- Popular works Biochemistry -- Popular works Food additives -- Popular works |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
