Jane Brody's nutrition book : [electronic resource] a lifetime guide to good eating for better health and weight control / by the personal health columnist of the New York times.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The new nutrition : you are what you eat -- The big push for protein -- Fats : essential nutrients or health hazards? -- How to eat well the low-fat way -- Carbohydrates have gotten a bad press -- Sugar : is our sweet tooth killing us? -- The great fiber fad -- Vitamins : micronutrients or miracle drugs? -- Minerals : micronutrients or megadoses? -- Salt : is the pillar about to collapse? -- Is your water fit to drink? -- Coffee, tea... -- ... Or milk? -- Alcohol: nutrient or nemesis? -- Obesity : malnutrition, U.S.A. -- Why "diets" don't work -- Weight control : secrets of success -- Pregnancy : eating for two, but how? -- How to feed your baby -- Child feeding in the junk-food generation -- Adolescence : feeding the fast-food freaks -- Eat well, live well in your later years -- Athletes : can you eat to win? -- Is it healthy to be a vegetarian? -- Additives : feasting on food or chemicals? -- Health foods : are they healthier? -- The label : a tale partly told.