Everything you need to know about eating healthy and staying fit
Leslie Beck, RD, leading Canadian nutritionist and television host
Joy Bauer, MS, RD, nutrition consultant and lecturer
Although people vary in their eating styles and food preferences, one thing
is certain: the majority of us love to eat! The Complete Idiot's Guide
to Total Nutrition for Canadians gives you everything you need to
know about eating healthy and staying fit—a nutrition tune-up for
life!
In this complete guide to nutrition and healthy eating readers will find:
- expert information on the fundamentals of food: protein, carbohydrates, fibre, and fat
- the latest information on how your diet affects your health
- tasty ways to lighten up those heavy holiday meals
- the pros and cons of a vegetarian diet
- safe, healthy ways to lose—and gain—weight
Readers may use this book as a resource and simply look up things from time to time as specific circumstances arise. Or they might read it cover to cover. Whatever the reading style, this book represents a great opportunity to make a lifelong commitment to eating smart and keeping fit.
About the Author
Leslie Beck, RD, is one of Canada's leading nutritionists and operates
a successful private practice at two locations in Toronto. In the past
ten years Leslie has helped over 1,500 individuals achieve their nutrition
and fitness goals. She hosts the Discovery Channel's "Foodstuff,"
a daily nutrition program aired nationally, has a weekly nutrition segment
on ONTV's "News at Noon" and she appears regularly on "Canada AM."
In addition to her consulting practice, Leslie Beck is a member of Dietitians
of Canada, The College of Dietitians of Ontario, and is president of Consulting
Dietitians of Ontario. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Leslie now lives in Toronto, Ontario, where she recently wrote Managing
Menopause with Diet, Vitamins and Herbs.
Joy Bauer, MS, RD, holds a BSc in kinesiological sciences and a Master's degree in nutrition from New York University. A registered dietitian, she is presently in private practice, serves as a nutrition consultant to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and is a renowned lecturer. She lives in New York City.
| Title: | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Total Nutrition for Canadians |
| Edition: | |
| ISBN: | 0-13-086722-5 |
| Copyright: | |
| Pages: | 400 |
| Book Type: | paper |
| Format: | 7 3/8" x 9 1/8" |
| Price: | $25.95 |
| Subject(s): | Health/Nutrition |