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SynopsisSound, positive, and practical advice for you and your family, at every age and stage of life, Finding food and nutrition information and guidance you can trust is challenging in today's world. The choices you make every day about food and nutrition really do matter-and they Impact your health and well-being now and throughout your life. This fully updated, award-winning resource clarifies the complex, and sometimes confusing, information about what and how to eat-at home and away, in nearly any situation. Comprehensive and easy to use, this fifth edition is packed with flexible guidelines, real-world tips, and simple tools. It's designed to help you make informed, appealing food and beverage choices that personalize your own path to healthy eating and active living. Reflecting the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as well as today's food marketplace and lifestyle trends, this guide balances the "whys and hows" of healthy eating with practical solutions, including: Making choices for wellness: Guidelines for smart eating and active living, healthy meals for busy lives, the Mediterranean diet, plant-based eating, smart snacks, mindful eating, sports nutrition, dietary supplements. Understanding food, form farm to fork: Savvy shopping, organic and conventional foods, new labeling, food processing, cooking for flavor and health, eating out, food safety, sustainable choices, Getting down to nutrition basics: Nutrients of concern, phytonutrients, your calorie target, pre and probiotics, Eating smart for life's unique states: Fro infancy, childhood, and adolescence, for adult men and women; for pregnancy, breast feeding, and menopause; and for the older years. Preventing and managing today's health concerns: Obesity, food allergies, gluten intolerance, gut health, immunity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more Book jacket., The newest edition of the most trusted nutrition bible. Since its first, highly successful edition in 1996, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide has continually served as the gold-standard resource for advice on healthy eating and active living at every age and stage of life. At once accessible and authoritative, the guide effectively balances a practical focus with the latest scientific information, serving the needs of consumers and health professionals alike. Opting for flexibility over rigid dos and don'ts, it allows readers to personalize their own paths to healthier living through simple strategies. This newly updated Fifth Edition addresses the most current dietary guidelines, consumer concerns, public health needs, and marketplace and lifestyle trends in sections covering Choices for Wellness; Food from Farm to Fork; Know Your Nutrients; Food for Every Age and Stage of Life; and Smart Eating to Prevent and Manage Health Issues., The latest edition of the bible on healthy eating, incorporating newly revised 2016 USDA Dietary Guidelines, by the world's leading authority on food and nutrition.