Eat for Life
by Catherine E. Woteki, Paul R. Thomas
Publisher: National Academies 1992
ISBN/ASIN: B003GZJUDY
Number of pages: 201
Description:
Results from the National Research Council's (NRC) landmark study Diet and health are readily accessible to nonscientists in this friendly, easy-to-read guide. Readers will find the heart of the book in the first chapter: the Food and Nutrition Board's nine-point dietary plan to reduce the risk of diet-related chronic illness.
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