Nutrition at Your Fingertips

Nutrition is as vital to good health as it is to understand. Nutrient listings on labels, literally thousands of vitamins and mineral supplements, organic foods, shifting research on daily requirements - all contribute to the almost dizzying body of knowledge about this important topic.

What is the best way to sort through all this information? Nutrition At Your Fingertipsby Registered Dietician Elisa Zied holds the key. Using the proven series format, Zied has written a clear, concise, and authoritative guide that offers-

• The latest findings about nutrition and health.
• Detailed explanations of how each vitamin and mineral contributes to overall health.
• Complete discussions about fats, carbohydrates, fiber, and proteins and the sources for each.
• Daily requirements for all nutrients.
• Healthy weight evaluation and management.
• How to read and fully understand food labels.
• Healthy meal planning.
• Combating disease through nutrition.

Elisha Zied, MS, RD, CDN,is a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. She is a regular contributor for MSNBC.COM and has written for Woman's Day, Redbook, and Seventeen. She is the coauthor of Feed Your Family Right! (Wiley, 2007) and So What Can I Eat?! (Wiley, 2006).