What I liked about this book...It offers a complete glossary, has a resource guide which lists the addresses, phone number, and website of a variety of organizations, gives a list of recommended books to read and websites to browse relating to nutrition and includes a guide to nutritional quality levels in food.
Some of the many topics discussed throughout the book
Carbohydrates: Complex and Simple
Vegetables: Canned, Frozen, Fresh
The Legumes
Soybean: In a Class By Itself
Extracted and Refined Vegetable Oils
Understanding the 4 basic types of fats
Upgrade the Rank of your Meat Choices
What is the Unofficial Mesage in the Ingredient List
Beware: Supplements Cannot Rescue a Poor Diet
Are Vegetarians Healthier
8 Tips for Judging Restaurant Nutrition Quality
Kids, Nutrition, and Sports
Sensible Weight Loss vs. Fad Diets
The 4 Cardinal Rules of Food Safety
5 Dietary Traps Linked to Degemerative Dieseases
How Do You Know If You Have a Food Allergy
A Fetus Deserves Mom's Nutrition
Some Anti-aging Tips
The Mediterranean Diet
The Overall Message: Balance Your Diet
10 Tips for Nutition in the Golden Years

The book discusses the basics of smart nutrition; fruits and vegetables; grains, legumes, and nuts; extracted fats and oils; meats, fish, poultry, and eggs; dairy: cheese, ice cream, and yogurts; reading between the lines of nutrition labels; to supplement or not to supplement; vegetarianism: should you move towards a plant-based diet?; dining out: smart eating in restaurants; don't let bad food habits cancel fitness benefits; senson;e weight loss vs. fad diets; food safety: avoiding foodborne illness; holisitic nutrition against cancer, heart diesease, and other degenerative diseases; dealing with food allergies; teen health starts in the womb and nutrition through the ages: young adult to golden years

The book I always wanted Ross because no one else would-- could, this book serves as a starting point for anyone who wants to stay healthy,energetic, rightfull youthful & lithe. Offering the first "cell's eye view" of what the body needs and how to eat for those requirements without compliction and without spillover to body fat, as a former model I was grateful for Dr. Hall's unique insight. Now a results oriented energy specialist in sports, I know there's no way to trade fat for winning endurance without superb maintenance of health-- easy when you learn how to select food for a positive impact on cell machinery as this book explains.

This was an excellent and comprehensive book on nutrition. It is written and reviewed by reputable sources. It covers all important areas of nutrition such as supplements, vitamins, minerals, fat, sugar, diets, sports nutrition, and how to avoid diseases like cancer, heart disease, etc. It includes a lot of practical information like how to buy nutritious foods at the store, how to read labels, how to cook nutritiously, and how to eat-out nutritiously. I found this book very well written and very understandable. I reviewed many of the nutrition books released in the last few years, and I think this is definately one of the best, if not the best.