This new title in Lucent's Nutrition and Health series will detail cardiovascular disease and its designation as the "number one killer." The book will go on to discuss how diet can be used to control or even prevent the disease.; This series provides users with accessible information for evaluating the often conflicting and ever-changing issues surrounding nutrition and healthy living.; Individual volumes focus on a specific health or nutrition-related topic, such as body image, diets and dieting, junk food, or vegetarianism. Each contains a topic overview, information about changing trends, up-to-date scientific analysis, and a look at

 

This book is part of a book series called Nutrition And Health .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-15 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Cengage Learning, Inc .

Historian and award-winning author Don Nardo has written many books for young people about modern history, including studies of the rise of Hitler and Nazism, World War II, international terrorism, and dozens of military topics. In addition, he specializes in ancient history and has published numerous volumes about the histories and cultures of the ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and peoples of Mesopotamia. Nardo, who also composes and arranges orchestral music, lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.