This simple and complete guide full of practical advice to help men reduce their risks for succumbing to such ailments as heart disease, cancer, hypertension, and stroke is now available in the convenient mass market size. Author Ann Louise Gittleman, one of the foremost nutritionists working today, has written Super Nutrition for Men to concentrate on male-specific health problems. She devotes chapters to special nutrition for prostate health, heart health, hair loss, and substance abuse. By following the simple programs outlined in this clear, authoritative guide, a man can become stronger and healthier than he ever thought possible. Included are: straight answers on male menopause and impotence; the 40/30/30 plan; plus the secrets of living longer and better.

In the aisles of the grocery store, the menus of chain restaurants, even in one's own refrigerator, confusion about how to eat right reigns: Is low-carb good or is carbo-loading the better way to go? Fat-free or sugar-free? And when did those dreaded eggs become a health food? Americans are hungrier than ever for clear-cut answers to their most perplexing food questions, but a private nutritionist or a membership in a diet club are expensive luxuries. What you really need is an authoritative, encyclopedic source at your fingertips. The Men's Health Big Book of Nutrition is the ultimate guide to shopping, dining, and cooking for bigger flavor-and a leaner body. It answers the ongoing demand for definitive information about the food we eat and taps into a readership hungry for final-word answers. Filled with easy-to-swallow eating strategies--and backed by groundbreaking studies and interviews with the world's most authoritative nutrition researchers--The Men's Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition will help you discover just how easy it is to unlock the power of food and stay healthy for life.

From the renowned biochemist who created a health revolution with his bestselling Supernutrition in 1975 comes The New Supernutrition. Totally revised and updated, The New Supernutrition focuses on the latest scientific discoveries and offers solutions to the nutrition problems of the nineties. Richard A. Passwater, PhD, is internatinally acclaimed as a leader in research on megavitamins, trace minerals, and other nutrients. In this life-enhancing, health-saving guide, he offers a program of supernutrition talored to your specific needs that can do many things.

Winner of the Excellence in Medical Communications Award, SUPER NUTRITION FOR WOMEN is the first scientifically based nutrition program to take into account women's distinct body chemistry and dietary needs—and reveals the best way to incorporate them into any weight-loss or workout plan. This newly revised edition includes the latest nutritional studies and addresses the unique health and dietary concerns that women are facing today. Whether they're on a vegetarian or a meat-and-potatoes regimen, no matter what their age or lifestyle, SUPER NUTRITION FOR WOMEN will show readers: * How to evaluate which weight-loss plan is best for them—from low carb to low fat—and how to stay healthy and happy while shedding pounds * How to prevent and combat a variety of illnesses, including osteoporosis, breast cancer, heart disease, yeast infections, and allergies * Easy menus, recipes, and Super Female Foods—staples that should be on every woman's shopping list SUPER NUTRITION FOR WOMEN is a revolutionary program that works with today's popular diet and exercise plans—to help every woman look better, feel better, and live longer.

The Men's Health TNT Diet is a revolutionary program for burning fat and building muscle. Utilizing Targeted Nutrition Tactics (TNT), the authors move beyond "good carbs" and "bad carbs" to focus instead on "well-timed carbs" that will allow readers to eat the foods they want as long as they are eating them at the right time. By controlling the levels of glycogen (carbs stored in our muscles) through this unique diet, and learning to exercise in the carb-burning zone (the secret to making workouts shorter and more effective) anyone can shed fat and build muscle—and it takes only 90 minutes of exercise a week.

Describes a program to counter the symptoms of menopause through nutrition, and details how such a diet can reduce the chance of heart disease, osteoporosis, breast cancer, weight gain, and diabetes