The Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Food Labels
The Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Food Labels
Editor: Gale
Publication Year: 2017
Publisher: Gale
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-4103-3892-1
Category: Food, Drink, Nutrition
Image Count:
113
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Food Labels explains the often confusing (and sometimes contradictory) language and measurements on food labels and in food marketing, and provides information in a more reader-friendly way than an FDA report can.
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Table of Contents
- Please Read—Important Information
- Introduction
- Contributors
- A
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Adolescent Nutrition
- AIDS/HIV Nutrition
- Alcoholic Beverages
- American Institute for Cancer Research
- American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
- Amino Acids
- Anthocyanins
- Anthropometric and Other Clinical Measures of Nutritional Status
- Artificial Food Dyes
- Artificial Sweeteners
- B
- Basal Metabolic Rate
- Biochemical Individuality in Nutrition
- Bioengineered Foods
- Biomarkers Used to Assess Nutritional Status
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Bone Health and Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- C
- Caffeine
- Calcium
- Calories
- Cancer
- Cancer-Fighting Foods
- Carbohydrate
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Celiac Disease
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Child Growth Standards
- Childhood Nutrition
- Childhood Obesity
- Chloride
- Cholesterol (Dietary)
- Chromium
- Codex Alimentarius
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
- Community Food Systems
- Copper
- Country of Origin
- D
- Dairy
- Dairy Substitutes
- DHEA
- Diabetes
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)
- Digestive Diseases
- E
- Eating Disorders
- Electrolytes
- Ellagic Acid
- Energy Metabolism
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- Everything Added to Food in the United States (EAFUS)
- F
- Farm Raised vs. Wild Caught
- Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
- Fat Free
- Fats
- Fatty Acids
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Fetal Programming and Link to Adult Chronic Disease
- Fiber
- Folate
- Food Additives
- Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004
- Food Allergies
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Food and Drink Federation UK
- Food and Nutrient Related Diseases
- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Food Contamination
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDIR)
- Food Labeling
- Food Preservation
- Food Security
- Food Standards Agency UK
- Food Waste
- Foodborne Illness
- FoodSafety.gov
- Fortification
- Free-Range, Grass-Fed, and Cage-Free Animals
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)
- G
- Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS)
- Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)
- Global Database on National Nutrition Polices and Programmes
- Gluten-Free
- Glycemic Index
- H
- Hazards Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
- Healthy People 2020
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Hormone-Free Foods
- Hydration and Dehydration
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypoglycemia
- I
- Infant Nutrition
- Inflammation
- Institute of Grocery Distribution
- Insulin
- Iodine
- Iron
- Irradiated Food
- Islamic Dietary Laws
- K
- Kosher
- L
- Lactose Intolerance
- Lycopene
- M
- Macronutrients
- Malnutrition
- Manganese
- Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
- Maternal Obesity
- Meals on Wheels
- Men's Nutrition
- Mental Health and Nutrition
- Menu Labeling
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mindful Eating
- Minerals
- Molybdenum
- MyPlate
- N
- National School Lunch Program
- Natural
- Natural Sweeteners
- Nutraceuticals
- Nutrition During Treatment for Cancer
- Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990
- O
- Obesity
- Olive Oil Regulation
- Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Organic Food
- Orphan Crops
- P
- Phytonutrients
- Potassium
- Prenatal Nutrition
- Preservatives
- Probiotics and Prebiotics
- Product Dating
- Protein
- R
- Raw vs. Pasteurized
- Refrigerate after Opening
- S
- School Nutrition Association
- Selenium
- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
- Senior Nutrition
- Serving Size
- Sleep and Nutrition
- Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Sodium
- Soy
- Special Milk Program (SMP)
- Sterol
- Sugar
- Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Sustainable
- T
- The Healthy Meals Resource System
- Trace Elements
- Trans Fats
- Triglycerides
- U
- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging, Nutrition Services
- V
- Veganism
- Vegetarianism
- Vitamins
- W
- Weight Loss Products
- Whole Foods vs. Processed Foods
- Whole Grains
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program
- Women's Nutrition
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Z
- Zinc
- Food Labels Around the World
- Organizations
- Glossary