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Author: Carol Ann Rinzler
Rating: 7
pdate: 2021
rdate: Jul 2025
Edition: 7th
Genre: Textbook
subject: Nutritional science
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#nonfiction #books #modernbook 

## Info
Written by Carol Ann Rinzler as part of the [[For Dummies series]]

## Rating
Sometimes outdated info, but generally very sensible and informative

## Learnt concepts
[[Nutrients]]
[[Cannibalism]]
[[Digestion]]
[[Dietary allowances]]
[[Body-mass index]]
[[Calories in nutrition]]
[[Diets]]
[[Proteins]]
[[Fat]]
[[Fatty acids]]
[[Cholesterol]]
[[Carbohydrates]]
[[Alcohol]]
[[Vitamins]]
[[Minerals]]
[[Water in the human body]]
[[Nutritional supplements]]
[[Hunger and appetite]]
[[Taste and flavours]]
[[Food preservation]]
[[Methods of cooking]]
[[Food and medicine interaction]]


"Star" foods:
Avocado
Bananas
Beans
Celery
Cheese
Chocolate
Nuts
Sardines
White Tea
Whole Grains
Papaya
Pear
Peas
Pineapple
Plantain
Pork
Potato
Prawns
Prune
Pumpkin