Includes index.

Nutrition 101: the basic facts about nutrition -- The good stuff in your food -- Training and development -- Food processing -- Food and medicine -- The part of tens.

Part 1: Nutrition 101: the basic facts about nutrition. -- 1. Nutrition equals life: knowing what to eat to get what you need -- 2. Digestion: the 24/7 food factory -- 3. How much nutrition do you need? -- The (still) growing American body -- 5. Calories: the energizers -- 6. Protein power -- Part 2: The good stuff in your food. -- 7. Facing facts on fat and cholesterol -- 8. Carbohydrates: a complex story -- 9. Alcohol: another form of grape and grain -- 10. Vitamins for vim and vigor -- 11. Making the most of minerals -- 12. Water works -- 13. Added attractions: supplements -- Part 3: Training and development. -- 14. Why you eat when you eat -- 15. Why you like the foods you like -- 16. Building your healthful diet -- 17. Choosing wisely with pyramids, plates, and labels -- 18. Eating smart when eating out -- Part 4: Food processing. -- 19. Praising food processing -- 20. Cooking nutritious food -- 21. How freezing, canning, drying, and zapping protect your food -- 22. Better eating through chemistry -- Part 5: Food and medicine. -- 23. When food gives you hives -- 24. Brain food -- 25. Food and drug interactions -- 26. Using food as medicine -- Part 6: The part of tens. -- 27. Ten reliable nutrition websites -- 28. Ten superstar foods -- 29. Ten easy ways to cut calories -- 30. Ten ways coffee makes life better -- 31. Ten terrific foods starting with the letter P.