Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 24 Health Claims on Food Labels. ch. 1 Food and Lifestyle Choices: A Healthy You! -- Wellness: Your Overall Health -- Smart Eating, Active Living: Guidelines for Americans -- Your Food Choices: The Inside Story -- Healthful Eating, Active Living: One Step at a Time! -- ch. 2 Your Healthy Weight: Key to Wellness -- What's Your Healthy Weight? -- Calorie Balance Basics -- Weighing the Risks -- Weight Management: Strategies That Work! -- Disordered Eating: Problems, Signs, and Help -- "Diets" That Don't Work! -- Healthy Weight: Your Support Team -- pt. II Well Nourished: The Basics -- ch. 3 Carbs: Sugars, Starches, Fiber -- Carbs: The Basics -- Carbohydrates: For Energy and Health -- Carbohydrates: How Much Is Enough for You? -- Carbohydrates in Food -- Alternatives to Sugar -- ch. 4 Protein Power -- Protein Basics, Protein Foods -- Protein and Health -- Protein for Vegans -- ch. 5 Fat Facts: Cholesterol, Too -- Fats Matter -- Cholesterol: Different from Fat -- Too Much of a Good Thing? -- Fat in Your Food Choices -- ch. 6 Vitamins, Minerals, and Phytonutrients: Variety on Your Plate! -- Team Players! -- Vitamins: The Basics -- Minerals---Not "Heavy Metal" -- Phytonutrients for Health -- ch. 7 Sodium and Potassium: A Salty Subject -- Sodium, Potassium, and Your Health -- Sodium in Your Food Choices -- Flavor... with Little Salt and Less Sodium -- ch. 8 Fluids: Water and More! -- Fluid Asset -- What's to Drink? -- pt. III Food Choices: The Consumer Marketplace -- ch. 9 What's on Today's Table? -- Food: What's in Store for You? -- Ensuring the Food Supply -- ch. 10 Planning to Eat Smart -- Eating Patterns for a Healthy You! -- Food Guide for You -- DASH to Health -- Vegetarian Way -- ch. 11 Meals and Snacks: Healthy Solutions! -- Breakfast Matters -- Workplace Eating Dilemmas, Smart Solutions -- What's for Dinner? -- Snacks Count! -- Everyday Eating Challenges -- ch. 12 Sawy Shopping -- Today's Food Labels -- Maxing Your Food Dollar -- Shopping for Health -- Food Safety: Start at the Store -- ch. 13 Safe Kitchen -- Foodborne Illness: More Common Than You Think -- Checklist for a Clean Kitchen -- Safekeeping -- Safe Preparation and Service -- Quick Tips for Injury Prevention -- ch. 14 Kitchen Nutrition: Cooking Matters -- Cooking Essentials! -- Flavor and Health -- Healthful Cooking Techniques -- Adapting Recipes for Vegetarians -- Spices---and Herbs, Too! -- "Eco Kitchen" -- ch. 15 Your Food Away from Home -- Dining Out for Health and Pleasure -- Eating Out Safely -- Fast Food, Healthful Food -- Eating Out Ethnic Style -- Eating for Travelers -- pt. IV Food for Health: Every Age, Every Stage of Life -- ch. 16 Off to a Healthy Start: Feeding Baby -- Breast-Feeding Your Baby -- Healthful Option: Formula-Feeding -- Solid Advice on Solid Foods -- ch. 17 Food to Grow On: Toddlers to Teens -- Toddlers and Preschoolers: Food and Active Play for the Early Years -- School-Age Kids: Eat Smart, Move More -- Feeding the Teen Machine -- ch. 18 For Women Only -- Childbearing Years: Nutrition, Menstruation, Prepregnancy -- You're Expecting! -- For Those Who Breast-Feed -- Midlife and Beyond -- ch. 19 For Mature Adults: Age Fifty Plus! -- Aged to Perfection! -- When Lifestyles Change -- Changes That Challenge -- pt. V Healthful Eating: Special Issues -- ch. 20 Athlete's Guide: Winning Nutrition -- Nutrients for Active Living -- High-Performance Diet -- Making Weight -- Game Plan -- Ergogenic Aids: No Substitute for Training -- ch. 21 Sensitive to Food -- Lactose Intolerance: A Matter of Degree -- Gluten Intolerance: Often a Lifelong Condition -- Sensitive to Additives? Maybe, Maybe Not -- Food Allergies: A Growing Concern -- ch. 22 Smart Eating to Prevent and Manage Disease -- Your Healthy Heart -- Blood Pressure: Under Control? -- Cancer Connection -- Diabetes: A Growing Concern -- Osteoporosis: Reduce the Risks -- Gastrointestinal Conditions -- Anemia: "Tired Blood" -- Food and Medicine -- ch. 23 Dietary Supplements: Use and Misuse -- Dietary Supplements: Defined -- Supplements: Safe? Effective? -- If You Take a Supplement -- pt. VI Resources: More about Healthful Eating -- ch. 24 Well Informed? -- Need Nutrition Advice? -- Be Your Own Judge! -- Case against Health Fraud -- Resources You Can Use -- Appendices -- Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010, Key Recommendations -- 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans -- USDA Food Patterns -- Estimated Calorie Needs per Day by Age, Gender, and Physical Activity Level -- Sample Menus for a 2000-Calorie Food Pattern -- DASH Eating Plan at Various Calorie Levels -- Dietary Reference Intakes -- BMI: What Does It Mean? -- % Daily Values: What Are They Based On? -- Health Claims on Food Labels.