This book is intended as a reference work with detailed information on the nutritions, the interactions between drugs and nutritions, the nutritions contained in different foods, a Recommended Daily Allowance, a Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for Vitamins and Minerals not found in other health books.A list of all the major nutrients (vitamins and minerals) has been included. Each nutrient has information on how the body utilises that particular nutrient, food sources which contain that nutrient, the processing losses of the nutrient, the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) for the different age groups, factors (diseases) increasing demand for that nutrient, health problems that can be helped by that nutrient, effects of overdose and toxicity, synergistic nutrients and finally drugs affecting the nutrient and in some case vice versa. Also there a list of nutrient/drug interaction for each nutrient with an index at the end of the book listing over 2,000 drug/nutrient interactions in drug name order listing the nutrient list for each drug showing which drugs have many interactions and some having little interaction. This list can be very handy if you are taking a certain drug and want to know if there is any interaction with nutrients.These food lists give a list of nutrients in each food so that you can modify your diet so that you are getting the correct amount of nutrients for Better Healthy Living. The foods are broken into groups for quick location. 1.Beverages, 2. Breads, cereals, grains, grain products, 3. Dairy Products, 4. Deserts and sweets, 5. Fish and seafood, 6. Fruits, 7. Meat and poultry, cooked 8. Meats, variety, 9. Nuts, nut products and seeds, 10. Oils, Fats and shortenings, 11. Soups, canned and diluted, Vegetables A to L, 12. Vegetables M to W, 13. Fast Foods. There are up to 38 nutrients listed in each food with over 10,000 nutrients listed in this area of the book.There is a list of over 1.300 medical conditions with a list of nutrients for each disease where a deficiency of the nutrient may be associated with or have caused the medical condition plus a list of nutrients which may assist in healing that medical condition.
