Tell me what to eat to help prevent colon cancer : nutrition you can live with / by Elaine Magee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magee, Elaine, author.

Series:

Tell Me What to Eat

Tell me what to eat

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colon (Anatomy)--Cancer--Prevention--Popular works.

Colon (Anatomy).

Colon (Anatomy)--Cancer--Diet therapy--Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Franklin Lakes, NJ : New Page Books, a division of The Career Press, Inc., [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From a dietician, clear facts and fiber-focused recipes to reduce your risk. In the office, your physician may rattle off rushed information about preventing colon cancer--but in this book, Elaine Magee, known as WebMD's "Recipe Doctor," offers clear, detailed answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask a dietitian about preventing.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

The good news

Chapter 1: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask Your Doctor About Colon Cancer

For more information:

Chapter 2: The Diet and Colon Cancer Connection

Diet can play a role at any stage of cancer

What are free radicals and how are they made?

What about colon cancer specifically?

Colon 101

Questioning the fiber connection

The fat connection

What's the bottom line?

Chapter 3: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask Your Dietitian About Preventing Colon Cancer

Chapter 4: 10 Food Steps to Freedom

No miracle foods for cancer

Step 1: Eat 5 to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day

Step 2: Eat cabbage family (cruciferous) vegetables several times a week

Step 3: Eat omega-3 rich fish several times a week

Step 4: Eat less red meat (and more beans!)

Step 5: Eat less saturated fat and avoid eating a high-fat diet

Step 6: Keep extra weight minimal or off

Step 7: Eat several servings of whole grains a day

Step 8: Take a multivitamin containing some folic acid, calcium, and vitamin E

Step 9: Do not overdo sugary foods and alcohol

Food Step 10: Stay active and exercise as much as possible

Looking to future research

Getting the motivation and know-how to follow the steps

That "M" word: Motivation

Chapter 5: Focus on Health... Not Pounds

Eat and exercise for the health of it and let the pounds fall where they may

Maintaining the joy of eating

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

You're not getting older... you're getting heavier

Trade in fad diets for fitness

Take inventory of your eating habits

Eat when you are hungry and stop when you are comfortable

Know your food triggers

Maximize your calorie burning

How to maintain your muscle mass

Chapter 6: Recipes You Cannot Live Without.

Recipes to inspire you to eat whole grains every day...

Recipes to inspire you to eat more cabbage family vegetables...

Recipes to inspire you to eat more beans...

Recipes that use antioxidant- and/or folic-acid-rich fruits or vegetables

Recipes that inspire you to eat more fish...

Chapter 7: Navigating the Supermarket

Fat-free but full of calories

Some products have gone too far

Whole grain products you'll want to know about

Look to the nutrition label

Shopping for less fat

When a frozen entrée is in order

Shopping for antioxidants

Frozen foods-for winter relief

Shopping for cabbage family vegetables

Chapter 8: Restaurant Rules

Where is America eating out?

Which meals do Americans eat out?

Eating out = 300 extra calories and 20 more grams of fat

Chez moi

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-63265-788-0

0-585-41733-4

OCLC:

1153303212