How Much Nutrition Do You Need

How Much Nutrition Do You Need is Chapter 4 of Nutrition For Dummies. This chapter covers RDA, AI, DRI and how they attempt to establish recommended guidelines for various nutrients. Nutrition For Dummies goes beyond vitamins, minerals, etc. to give us plain language information on all aspects of our nutritional needs.

How Much Nutrition Do You Need, Chapter 4, Nutrition For Dummies

Key Features In How Much Nutrition Do You Need:

RDA, Recommended Dietary Allowances
Carbohydrates, Fats, Fiber and Alcohol?
AI, Adequate Intake
DRI, Dietary Reference Intake

This chapter goes a long way toward explaining why us regular folk have trouble understanding nutrition. It also explains why I just put "recommended amount" on my nutrients pages. I don't want to have to update a thousand pages just because the acronym has changed. We're all confused and frustrated...just when we think we know what the infamous "they" are talking about, "they" change the language. The author does a great job explaining the requirements and provides tables right in the chapter that explain what the recommended amounts are for children, males and females. Then, she promises what we all know...it's going to change.

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Introduction To Nutrition For Dummies
Outline of Nutrition For Dummies
Chapter 1-What Is Nutrition, Anyway?
Chapter 2-Digestion
Chapter 3-Calories-The Energizers
Chapter 4-How Much Nutrition Do You Need
Chapter 5-On Nutritional Supplements
Chapter 6-Powerful Protein
Chapter 7-Fats And Cholesterol
Chapter 8-Carbohydrates
Chapter 9-Alcohol
Chapter 10-Vigorous Vitamins
Chapter 11-Mighty Minerals
Chapter 12-Phabulous Phytochemicals
Chapter 13-Water Works
Chapter-14-Eating Schedule
Chapter 15-Food Tastes
Chapter 16-Healthful Diet
Chapter 17-Making Wise Food Choices
Chapter 18-Restaurants...Eating Smart
Chapter 19-What Is Food Processing?
Chapter 20-Cooking And Nutrition
Chapter 21-Food Preservation
Chapter 22-Better Eating Through Additives
Chapter 23-When Food Gives You Hives
Chapter 24-Food And Mood
Chapter 25-Food And Drug Interactions
Chapter 26-Using Food As Medicine

How Much Nutrition Do You Need

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