Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter articles from November 1990

Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter archives from November 1990

Take Care of Yourself, 4th ed.
November 1, 1990... Take Care of Yourself Take Care of Yourself, Donald M. Vickery, MD, and James M. Fries, MD. (Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts. Softcover, $16.95. Toll-free number: 1-800-447-2226.) This is one health book every home should have. Plenty...

Tufts University Guide to Total Nutrition.
November 1, 1990... The Tufts University Guide to Total Nutrition The Tufts University Guide to Total Nutrition, Stanley Gershoff, PhD, with Catherine Whitney and the Editorial Advisory Board of the Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter (Harper & Row, New York....

Food Lover's Companion.
November 1, 1990... Food Lover's Companion Food Lover's Companion, Sharon Tyler Herbst. (Barron's, Hauppauge, New York. Softcover, $10.95. Toll-free number: 1-800-645-3476.) You think you are familiar with every dish you've ever read or heard about--until...

Better Homes and Gardens Low-Fat Meals.
November 1, 1990... Better Homes and Gardens Low-Fat Meals Better Homes and Gardens Low-Fat Meals. (Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa. Hardcover, $9.95. Call 1-515-284-2363 collect.) If what you want is simple, hearty, and familiar food that won't scare...

Cooking Light Cookbook 1990.
November 1, 1990... Cooking Light Cookbook 1990 Cooking Light Cookbook 1990. (Oxmoor House, Birmingham, Alabama. Hardcover, $19.95. Tolfree number: 1-800-633-4910.) More elegant and more involved are the two dozen menus and 400-plus recipes in the Cooking...

Appetite for Change: How the Counterculture Took on the Food Industry 1966-1988.
November 1, 1990... Appetite for Change Appetite for Change, Warren J. Belasco. (Pantheon Books, New York. Hardcover, $24.95. Toll-free number: 1-800-733-3000.) How did the beloved granola of the 1960s, made simply from wholesome oats, honey, and nuts, become...

Alar does a vanishing act. (withdrawn from market, and residues in foods decreasing rapidly)
November 1, 1990... Alar does a vanishing act Alar, the chemical apple growers started spraying on orchards back in the 60s, Environmental Protection Agency scientists said may cause cancer in the 70s, and consumer advocacy groups raised a storm of controversy...

Should you be choosing butter over margarine? (trans fatty acids and blood cholesterol)
November 1, 1990... Should you be choosing butter over margarine? Americans ate 43 percent less butter last year than they did in 1961, at least in part because they are heeding the message that the saturated fat in butter is worse for the heart than the...

Was it really something you ate? (food sensitivities)
November 1, 1990... Was it really something you ate? If you believe that eating certain foods can give you a headache, a skin rash, diarrhea, or some other unpleasant symptom, you're not alone. Sensitivities to foods have been blamed for causing everything from...

A holiday shopping guide to loved ones' better health. (review of the many diet and nutrition books published in 1990) (Special Report)
November 1, 1990... A holiday shopping guide to loved ones' better health It's that time again. You're about to head into the holiday stretch, which probably means you're about to start agonizing over what gifts to buy for family and friends without wreaking...

Better not swallow this. (accident potential of guar gum)
November 1, 1990... Better not swallow this It has led to at least 17 blocked throats, 10 hospitalizations, and, indirectly, one death in the five years it has been on the market. No wonder the Food and Drug Administration wants Cal-Ban 3000, an over-the-counter...

The 'greening' of the grocery store. (legal definition of label claims has yet to be made)
November 1, 1990... The 'greening' of the grocery store Several months have passed since Earth Day 1990, but with America's awareness of environmental issues ever on the rise, it's clear that the event marked just the beginning of what experts have dubbed "the...

McClane's Fish Buyer's Guide.
November 1, 1990... McClane's Fish Buyer's Guide McClane's Fish Buyer's Guide, A.J. McClane. (Henry Holt and Company, New York. Softcover, $12.95. Toll-free number: 1-800-247-3912.) One difficulty for people who might like to try cooking fish at home is the...

Seafood: A Collection of Heart-Healthy Recipes, 2d ed.
November 1, 1990... Seafood: A Collection of Heart-Healthy Recipes Seafood: A Collection of Heart-Healthy Recipes, Janis Harsila, RD, and Evie Hansen. (National Seafood Educators, Richmond Beach, Washington. Softcover, $13.95. Toll-free number: 1-800-348-0010.)...

Beyond Cholesterol: The Johns Hopkins Complete Guide for Avoiding Heart Disease.
November 1, 1990... Beyond Cholesterol: the Johns Hopkins Complete Guide for Aoviding Heart Disease Beyond Cholesterol: the Johns Hopkins Complete Guide for Avoiding Heart Disease, Peter O. Kwiterovich, Jr., MD. (The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore,...

Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook.
November 1, 1990... Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Nancy Clark, MS, RD. (Leisure Press, Champaign, Illinois. Softcover, $12.95. Toll-free number: 1-800-747-4457.) Ask a professional athlete for the name of...

The Restaurant Companion: A Guide to Healthier Eating Out.
November 1, 1990... The Restaurant Companion: a Guide to Healthier Eating Out The Restaurant Companion: a Guide to Healthier Eating Out, Hope S. Warshaw, RD. (Surrey Books, Chicago, Illinois. Softcover, $11.95. Toll-free number: 1-800-326-4430.) Americans...

The Guiltless Gourmet Goes Ethnic.
November 1, 1990... The Guiltless Gourmet Goes Ethnic The Guiltless Gourmet Goes Ethnic, Judy Gilliard and Joy Kirkpatrick, RD. (DCI Publishing, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Softcover, $11.95. Toll-free number: 1-800-848-2793.) This book offers some 140 recipes...

The Cook's Garden: Growing and Using the Best-Tasting Vegetable Varieties.
November 1, 1990... The Cook's Garden: Growing and Using the Best-Tasting Vegetable Varieties The Cook's Garden: Growing and Using the Best-Tasting Vegetable Varieties, Shepherd and Ellen Ogden. (Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Hardcover, $19.95. Softcover,...