New York — January 5, 2011 — Today, Men’s Health magazine launched The Men’s Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition (Rodale Books: ISBN: 978-1-60529-310-3; December 21, 2010, $26.99, 400 pages, 600 color photos) – a comprehensive guide to whole foods and healthy eating in the 21st century. Written by Joel Weber, with Mike Zimmerman and the editors of Men’s Health, this information-packed food and nutrition manual will empower readers to make smart food choices without sacrificing their favorite foods or resorting to a “diet.”
With obesity and diabetes rates on the rise, growing as much as 50 percent since 1960, Americans need guidance to understand what, exactly, is in the food they eat. The Men’s Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition is that tool. The book is filled with extensive research, the latest findings in nutrition science, beautiful photography, easy, delicious recipes, and an easy-to-navigate format to help readers eat their way to leaner, healthier bodies.
Highlights include:
- The Healthiest Foods in the World: A complete visual and nutrition guide to the very best foods on the planet.
- E-A-T-S, the Best Nutrition Plan Ever: The simple strategy for eating all the foods you love while staying lean, fit and healthy for life.
- The 50 Most Frequently Asked Food Questions, Answered: Why eating eggs won’t give you high cholesterol, ordering rib eye won’t escalate your risk of heart disease, and picking fish isn’t always the healthiest choice.
- 100 Easy, Simple, Healthy Meals: Build a better omelet, salad, sandwich, pizza, pasta, burrito, soup, burger – and more! – with these go-to recipes.
- Complete A-to-Z glossary of ingredients and additives. Learn what to look for – and what you must avoid.
- Unlock the Power of Food: How to optimize your daily performance by fine-tuning your knowledge of carbs, fat and protein.
- Don’t Diet, Do This: Eight easy steps to a healthier body.
- Decode Food Label Lies: Don’t buy unhealthy “health” foods ever again.
- Five Rules for Healthier Ordering.
For more information about The Men's Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition visit:
http://www.mhbigbookofnutrition.com/uof/mhbigbookofnutrition/
JOEL WEBER is a Brooklyn-based journalist who covers food, nutrition, health, fitness, travel, gear, and sports. He's been a magazine editor at Best Life, Men's Health, and ESPN, and has appeared on The Early Show, Regis & Kelly, Fox & Friends, and Weekend Today.
