Product Description

Explains the importance of 21 key elements for the human body (from carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen to potassium, magnesium, and copper) and provides information on recommended daily intake. Shows how to include these foods in a daily diet for optimum assimilation. For consumers. Previous edition date not cited. Softcover.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64545 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 139 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780658002779
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Well organized, excellent information
This book is not a step by step guide to balancing your diet. It focuses on giving background information on all of the nutrients that a person needs, as well as detailed information on deficiencies and excesses of many body-building elements. It goes into great detail and gives lists of foods that are high in important nutrients. Brief in length, but still a great reference and general knowledge book.

Wisdom you need!
Even if you are not dieting, it is an essential book to learn about the vitamin, minerals, foods that benefit your personal situation. I just wished it went deeper into each topic and was not so short. Definite quick read and valuable reference.

Is some info in this book dated?
I have not read this book, I just skimmed some of the pages available thru Amazon's "Search Inside This Book," so my 3-star rating has to be taken with a grain of salt. In the section on Vitamin D, Jensen makes the statement, "There is no reason for anyone to take more than 400 IU per day." This line shocked me, given the almost weekly new acclamations from many reputable sources (AMA, JAMA, the Lancet, etc) for much higher doses -- around 2000 IU's per day for most people in higher latitudes (ie, north of SC roughly). Then I saw that the book came out in June 2000, 9 years ago. I wonder if Dr Jensen has changed his recommendation in the past year or 2. In any case, I would say that at least some of the info in this book is dated. I would look for Dr Jensen's later books rather than this one.