Best book on basics...?

LM said:

I'm looking for a book on the basics of nutrition.

Something on the level that could be used in an undergraduate majors
class, yet keep my interest.
I *don't* want a book that recommends diets (i.e. if it has a review

of

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- or especially a recommendation for - Atkins or any other diet, it's
right out) or any other 'fadish' or culture-related phenomena, or

much

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less a hint of pop nutrition.

It must have hard science behind it, something I can take to my nurse
and physician friends and they will never say "thats not the way it

is,

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it really works like...", but rather they'd say "oh, I've heard of

that

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author, he's pretty good, knows what he's talking about.."
It should even have phrases like "based on our current

understanding..."

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or "while further study may show otherwise...", that is not arrogant

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thinking they have all knowledge about the subject.

Hope you guys can help me!
Thanks in advance.

Lance M

It doesn't exist.

TC

LM,

If there is such a book, it was probably written by Dr. Andrew Weil. I
can't recall how many cold, hard facts he cites but as a knowledegable
doctor, scientist, nutritionist and author he explains nutrition like
no one else and everything he writes is very readable. He has written
several books on natural health including "8 weeks to Optimum Health"
and "Natural Health, Natural Medicine". He touches on a lot of
nutritional basics in both books and it wouldn't surprise me if he has
written a book solely on nutrition.

Hope this helps!
deenamaria