With all the constant debate over diet fads, proper nutrition is slipping through the cracks. This revised and updated guide places the emphasis on good health by informing families of everything they need to know to get the best nutrition - from daily vitamin and mineral intake and facts about fats and cholesterol, to advice on shopping for healthy foods, and much more.

-Includes updates to the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid

-New numbers for blood pressure and sodium intake

-A section onhelping overweight children

-New fiber recommendations for kids

-A new section on macrobiotics andraw diets

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Joy Bauer, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., maintains a thriving practice where she provides counseling to both adults and children dealing with a variety of nutritional concerns. Furthermore, she has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, The View, VH1, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC, and regularly contributes to articles appearing in Fitness, Allure, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, New York Post, and more. She received her Bachelor's degree in kinesiological sciences from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in nutrition and physical fitness from New York University.