Good Nutrition Reading List 2006

The consumer market overflows with publications on nutrition, fitness, and health.  The publications listed here represent resources covering a broad range of nutrition and health topics and provide reliable, timely nutrition information for personal, school, library, or community use.  Most are available at local libraries and bookstores.   Items marked with an asterisk (*) are available directly from the American Dietetic Association.  This is not a comprehensive list and inclusion does not represent endorsement by the American Dietetic Association or its Foundation or by the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.

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• Food Facts
• Food and Nutrition Information
• Food Sensitivities
• For Parents
• For Persons With Diabetes and Their Families
• From A Vegetarian Viewpoint
• Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
• Pregnancy / Breast-Feeding
• Resources For Visually Impaired/ Blind Individuals
• Special Needs
• Sports Nutrition

Food Facts

• Beyond Food Labels
  by Roberta Schwartz Wennik.  Berkley Publishing Group, 1996
  ISBN: 0-399-52201-8
• Bowes and Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used
  by Jean AT Pennington.  17th edition.  Lippincott, 1998
  ISBN: 0-397-55435-4
• The Complete Book of Food Counts
  by Corrine T. Netzer.  4th edition.  MJF Books, 1997
  ISBN:  1-56731-213-6
• Food Finder:  Food Sources of Vitamins and Minerals
  by Elizabeth Hands.  3rd edition.  ESHA Research, 1995
  ISBN:  0-940071-16-9
• Herbs of Choice
  by Varro E. Tyler.  Pharmaceutical Products Press, 1994
  ISBN:  1-56024-894-7
• The Nutrition Bible
  by Jean Anderson and Barbara Deskins.  Morrow, 1995
  ISBN:  0-688-11619-1
• The Vitamin Pushers
  by Stephen Barrett and Victor Herbert.  Prometheus Books, 1994
  ISBN:  0-87975-909-7

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Food and Nutrition Information

• The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food and Nutrition Guide
  by Roberta Larson Duyff.  Chronimed, 1996
  ISBN: 1-56561-098-9
• The American Dietetic Association Guide to Women's Nutrition for Healthy Living
  by Susan Calvert Finn.  Perigee/Berkley, 1997
  ISBN:  0-399-52342-1
• Calcium in Your Life
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1997
  ISBN:  1-56561-117-9
• Carbohydrates: What You Need to Know
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1998
• Monthly Nutrition Companion: 31 Days to a Healthier Lifestyle
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1997
  ISBN: 1-56561-0099-7
• Nutrition Concepts and Controversies
  by Frances Sizer and Eleanor Whitney.  7th Edition.  West/Wadsworth, 1997.  ISBN:  0-314-09635-3
• Safe Food for You and Your Family
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1996
  ISBN:  1-56561-094-6
• Snacking Habits for Healthy Living
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1997
  ISBN: 1-56561-122-5
• The Supermarket Guide
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1997
  ISBN: 1-56561-110-1
• The Tufts University Guide to Total Nutrition
  by the Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter.  2nd edition.  HarperCollins, 1996.  ISBN: 0-06-015918-9
• Vitamins, Minerals, and Food Supplements
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1996
  ISBN: 1-56561-092-X

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Food Sensitivities

• Food Allergies
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1998
• Gluten Intolerance
  by Merri Lou Dobler. The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1996.  Catalog no. 0880, $6.50.*
  ISBN: 0-88091-098-4
• The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy
  by Bette Hagman.  Henry Holt, 1996.
  ISBN:  0-8050-3980-5
• My Kid's Allergic to Everything Dessert Cookbook
  by Mary Harris and Wilma Nachsin.  Chicago Review Press, 1996
  ISBN:  1-55652-303-3
• Raising Your Child Without Milk
  by Jane Zukin.  Prima Publishing, 1996
  ISBN:  0-7615-0131-2

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For Parents

• Brown Bag Success: Making Healthy Lunches Your Kids Won't Trade
  by Sandra Nissenberg and Barbara Pearl.  Chronimed, 1997
  ISBN:  1-56561-123-3
• Food Fight: A Guide to Eating Disorders for Preteens and Their Parents
  by Janet Bode.  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997
  ISBN:  0-689-80272-2
• Healthy Eating for Babies & Toddlers
  by Anne Sheasby, Jill Scott, and Kathleen M. Zelman, CLBI International, 1998.  
  ISBN:  1-85833-399-7
• Helping Your Child Lose Weight the Healthy Way
  by Judith Levine and Linda Bine.  Birch Lane Press, 1996
  ISBN:  1-55972-345-9
• If Your Child is Overweight: A Guide for Parents
  by Susan M. Kosharek.  The American Dietetic Association, 1993. Catalog no. 0895, $4.95.*
  ISBN: 0-88091-111-5
• Play Hard, Eat Right:  A Parent's Guide to Sports Nutrition for Children
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1995
  ISBN:  1-56561-063-6
• Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents
  by Sandra Nissenberg, Margaret Bogle, et al.  Chronimed, 1995
  ISBN:  1-56561-064-4

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For Persons With Diabetes and Their Families

• The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic
  by Mary Abbott Hess.  3rd edition.  Contemporary Books, 1996
  ISBN:  0-8092-3393-2
• The Diabetes Carbohydrate and Fat Gram Guide
  by Lea Ann Holzmeister.  The American Diabetes Association, Inc. and The American Dietetic Association, 1997.                              
  ISBN:  0-945448-75-9
• Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy
  by Hope Warshaw.  The American Dietetic Association,1996.
  ISBN:  0-945448-61-9
• Exchanges for All Occasions:  Your Guide to Choosing Healthy Foods Anytime Anywhere
  by Marion Franz.  4th edition.  Chronimed, 1997.                         
  ISBN:  1-885115-35-0
• Month of Meals:  A Menu Planner
  by the American Diabetes Association.  Volumes 1-5, 1989-1994.  To order, call (800) 232-6733.
• The New Diabetic Cookbook
  by Mabel Cavaiani.  4th edition.  Contemporary Books, 1996.
  ISBN:  0-8092-3164-6
• The Official Pocket Guide to Diabetic Exchanges
  by The American Diabetes Association and The American Dietetic Association, 1998. ISBN:  1-58040-003-5

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From A Vegetarian Viewpoint

• Becoming Vegetarian:  The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Vegetarian Diet
  by Vesanto Melina, Brenda Davis, et al.  Book Publishing Co, 1995.
  ISBN:  1-57067-013-7
• Being Vegetarian
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1996
  ISBN:  1-56561-093-8
• Conveniently Vegan
  by Debra Wasserman.  The Vegetarian Resource Group, 1997
  ISBN:  0-931411-18-1
• The Occasional Vegetarian
  by Karen Lee and Diane Porter.  Warner Books, 1995
  ISBN:  0-446-51792-5
• A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian
  by Judy Krizmanic.  Viking, 1994.
  ISBN:  0-670-85114-0
• The Vegetarian Way
  by Virginia Messina and Mark Messina.  Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996. 
  ISBN:  0-517-88275-2

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Heart-Healthy Lifestyles

• Cut the Fat!
  by The American Dietetic Association.  HarperCollins, 1996.   
  ISBN:  0-06-273391-5
• Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease
  by Dean Ornish.  Ballantine/Random House, 1996.
  ISBN:  0-345-37353-7
• Eater's Choice:  A Food Lover's Guide to Lower Cholesterol
  by Ronald S. Goor and Nancy Goor.  4th edition.  Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 
  ISBN:  0-395-70813-3
• Skim the Fat:  A Practical and Up-to-Date Food Guide
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1995. 
  ISBN:  1-56561-062-8
• The Stanford Life Plan for a Healthy Heart
  by Helen C. Page, John S. Schroeder, and Tara C. Dickson.  Chronicle Books, 1996. 
  ISBN:  0-8118-1045-3
• Texas Heart Institute Heart Owners Handbook
  by Texas Heart Institute. John Wiley & Sons, 1996
  ISBN:  0-471-05982-X

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Pregnancy / Breast-Feeding

• Eating Expectantly
  by Bridget Swinney.  2nd edition.  Meadowbrook Pres, 1996
  ISBN:  0-88166-257-7
• No More Morning Sickness:  A Survival Guide for Pregnant Women
  by Miriam Erick.  Plume, 1993.
  ISBN:  0-452-26983-0
• The Nursing Mother's Companion
  by Kathleen Huggins.  3rd edition.  Harvard Common Press, 1995
  ISBN:  1559321-48
• Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1998
• The Pregnancy Cookbook
  by Marsha Hudnall and Donna Shields.  Berkley Publishing, 1995
  ISBN:  0-425-14883-1

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For Visually Impaired/ Blind Individuals

The following organizations offer special-format nutrition materials, such as braille, large-print, and cassette tape books.

• National Federation of the Blind
  1800 Johnson St., Baltimore, MD 21230,  (410) 659-9314.
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  1291 Taylor St., N.W., Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542, (202) 707-5100 or (800) 424-8567.
• Vision Foundation, Inc.
  818 Mt. Auburn St., Washington, MA 02172, (617) 926-4232.

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Special Needs

• Be Good to Your Gut
  by Pat Baird.  Blackwell Healthcare, 1996
  ISBN:  0-8654-2472-1
• The Cancer Recovery Eating Plan
  by Daniel W. Nixon and Alison Brown Cerier.  Times Books, 1994
  ISBN:  0-8129-1983-1
• Cooking Well for the Unwell
  by Eileen Behan.  William Morrow and Company, 1996
  ISBN:  0-688-11372-9
• Dietary Triggers for Migraine
  by Agnes Peg Hartnell and G. Scott Tyler.  Hancock Resources, 1996
  ISBN:  0-9649229-0-8
• The Essential Arthritis Cookbook
  by the Arthritis Center and the Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Appletree Press, 1995.
  ISBN:  0-9620471-6-3
• Living Well with HIV and AIDS:  A Guide to Healthy Eating
  by Margaret Davis, Cade Fields Newman, et al.  The American Dietetic Association, 1993.  Catalog no. 0899 (English version) or 0898 (Spanish version), $3.95.*
• Pass the Calories, Please!  A Guide for People Who Need to Eat More
  by Gail Farmer.  The American Dietetic Association, 1993.  Catalog no. 0820, $12.95.*  ISBN:  0-88091-134-6
• A Way of Life-Cystic Fibrosis Nutrition Handbook and Cookbook
  by Sherie Sondel, et al.  2nd edition.  University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 1997.  (Call 608/263-8555 to order.)

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Sports Nutrition

• Eating for Endurance
  by Ellen Coleman.  3rd edition.  Bull Publishing, 1997.
  ISBN:  0923521135
• Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook
  by Nancy Clark.  2nd edition.  Human Kinetics, 1996.
  ISBN:  0-87322-730-1
• Play Hard, Eat Right:  A Parents' Guide to Sports Nutrition for Children
  by The American Dietetic Association.  Chronimed, 1995
  ISBN:  1-56561-063-6
• The Ultimate Sports Nutrition Handbook
  by Ellen Coleman and Suzanne Nelson Steen.  Bull Publishing, 1996.   ISBN:  0-923521-34-8

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