About this item
Internationally acclaimed dietitians Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina specifically designed this fully referenced, comprehensive edition to meet the needs of health professionals, academic librarians, and curriculum developers as well as lay readers with a deep interest in nutrition.The authors explore the health benefits of vegan diets compared to other dietary choices explain protein and amino acid requirements at various stages of life describe fats and essential fatty acids and their value in plant-based diets investigate carbohydrate facts and fallacies reveal the truth about wheat, gluten, and grains pinpoint where to obtain calcium, iron, zinc and other minerals without animal products clarify the importance of obtaining vitamin B12 and show how to attain optimal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.
About the Author
Brenda completed an honors degree in Human Nutrition at the University of Guelph, followed by an internship in Ottawa Ontario. She has worked as a public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant, academic nutrition instructor, and is currently the Past-Chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. Brenda is co-author of several books - the best-seller, Becoming Vegetarian, its companion, Becoming Vegan, and Dairy-free and Delicious. She answers nutrition questions on the VegFamily website. Brenda lives in Kelowna, British Columbia with her husband Paul, and two children, Leena and Cory, all vegetarians.
