Campbell, T. Colin
Summary: "Colin Campbell, author of The China Study (3M sold across all formats and editions) and New York Times bestseller Whole, returns with The Future of Nutrition, a book examining the shortcomings and confusion within the nutrition industry and outlining steps to improve"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 CAMSummary: In response to the widely seen documentary Super Size Me, this video follows two college students as they eat only fast food for a month-losing weight and lowering their cholesterol levels in the process. The trick? Aaron and Ellen stay within portion sizes appropriate for their body types. The experiment was organized and documented by Dr. James Painter of Eastern Illinois University's School...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Food has taken on so many meanings over the ages that we often forget what it really is: a source of chemical energy. This program takes a scientific look at food, showing how people and animals capture nutrients while revealing some disturbing eating habits with hidden benefits. After a look at the importance of fire and yeast in early culinary history, viewers experience "molecular...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Campbell, T. Colin
Summary: This study examines more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in 65 counties, representing 2,500 counties across rural China and Taiwan. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When it comes to kids and food, almost no one gets it right from the beginning. This program follows a family with three children, each facing different dietary concerns. Five-month-old Grace suffers from acid reflux, while Mark, age four, struggles with weight gain and David, age seven, must cope with severe food allergies. The boys also suffer from asthma and their parents, a busy father and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: A soda or sugary juice drink-that's how most teenagers satisfy thirst. Help them make healthier choices with this entertaining, information-packed video. It uses a fast-paced, teen-friendly format to address the enormous role that beverages play in America's growing obesity problem. Topics covered include the effect of beverages on weight gain, beverage size, the dangers of both regular and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Winfrey, Oprah
Summary: "With dishes created and prepared alongside her favorite chefs, paired with personal essays and memories from Oprah herself, this cookbook offers a candid, behind-the-scenes look into the life (and kitchen) of one of the most influential and respected celebrities in the world"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.563 WINSummary: Every year, a new diet fad offers fresh hope to the overweight. But when the weight returns or refuses to budge, millions of hapless consumers simply jump on the next diet bandwagon. This documentary explores the machinations of media and diet empires that have fed, and continue to feed, off the Western obsession with slim and trim. With a fascinating historical overview of fad dieting,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007