Having a healthy as well as a varied diet consisting of adequate amounts of all the required nutrients will help pregnant women and their growing fetus enjoy a healthy pregnancy. In addition, women of child-bearing age who can become pregnant should take daily supplements of folic acid to help reduce the risk of their babies suffering from neural tube defect.

Pre-conception Nutrition

A healthy body weight is important prior to pregnancy as underweight mothers-to-be will find it difficult to conceive as well as increase the chances of the baby being of low birth weight. To be better informed about the various kinds of diet that are needed during a lifetime there have been many books written on the subject and one such is aptly named Nutrition for Life. The latest edition of Nutrition for Life has hit book stores and, it includes everything needed regarding eating well and feeling healthy. This book is an essential reading matter about all aspects of nutrition.

The book Nutrition for Life contains the latest in advances in nutrition thinking that has taken place over the past decade. It covers burning issues such as additives, antioxidants, food allergies as well as vitamins, fast food and organic food. One can also find information regarding everyday issues that concerns everybody such as how much saturated fat and salt should we eat and, also how to maintain a healthy body weight and, the best way to decipher what is written on food labels.

Power of Food

Nutrition for Life is an interesting book that informs readers about the power of food and how nutrition can help fight ill-health as well as the best means of eating healthy foods and, where to go for healthy shopping. In addition, one will find useful information on what the body needs for staying healthy plus useful tidbits on fat, fiber, sugar and salt. One can also glean information regarding different cuisines such as vegetarian, ethnic eating, health foods, herbal supplements or fast food. There is also something on what is a healthy body weight and, how to strategically fight fat and lose weight as well as evaluates popular diets.

Nutrition for Life is a useful one-stop storehouse of everything pertaining to good nutrition and, also has helpful information on shopping smarter with a number of nutrition terms included in a glossary in the book. Anybody who reads this book will have found up-to-date as well as sensible information and, is a sensible and clearly written expose of getting the most out of one’s nutrition.