Recommendations for nutrition/diet/fitness books?

ejharbeson · **Joined:** Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:57 am **Posts:** 67

I went to Borders today and was browsing their nutrition section, and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for books that have been useful to them?

katrinalovesfood · **Joined:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:57 pm **Posts:** 209

Books I have seen recommended on these forums:

Title Author
French Women Don't get Fat
Eat this, Not that David Zinczenko
You! On a Diet Drs. Roizen and Oz
SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life Steven G. Pratt and Kathy Matthews
What to Eat Marion Nestle
Real Food: What to Eat and Why Nina Planck
Intuitive Eating Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
In Defense of Food Michael Pollan

leahault · **Joined:** Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:02 am **Posts:** 2810

For Fitness, I love New Rules of Lifting For Women - How to Lift Like a Man and Look Like a Goddess. It also discusses nutrition. As far as more nutrition? The best thing you can do is by yourself a cookbook that is full of natural foods with good descriptions about the different kinds of wholesome foods there are.

jade_elephant · **Joined:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:56 am **Posts:** 2918

katrinalovesfood wrote:

French Women Don't get Fat

I'm so intrigued by the title of this book! I think I'll have to pick it up next time I'm at the bookstore.

Callie · **Joined:** Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:59 am **Posts:** 1179

In Defense of Food pretty much covers it. At least that's how I felt about it.

brown*eyed*mama · **Joined:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:09 pm **Posts:** 73

I second and third the following titles:

In Defense of Food
What to Eat
Super Foods Rx
I also like Body for Life (I never did the program just got general info of exercise/nutrition)
Fast Food Nation is good is you want to be turned off of fast food forever
Skinny Bitch is very rant-y and one-sided but has some decent info on vegetarianism/veganism if you are interested in that at all

derrd1 · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:43 pm **Posts:** 72

if you're serious about looking at several books, go to your library. I went to mine the other day and they had six full shelves of the various diet and fitness books. I found books that hadn't even been out six months and getting to read the books I wanted for two weeks for free was so much better than ordering a book with a 30-60 day trial period and having to return it if I didn't like like. Or worse, having to eat the cost of a book that didn't help me at all.

leahault · **Joined:** Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:02 am **Posts:** 2810

derrd1 wrote:

if you're serious about looking at several books, go to your library. I went to mine the other day and they had six full shelves of the various diet and fitness books. I found books that hadn't even been out six months and getting to read the books I wanted for two weeks for free was so much better than ordering a book with a 30-60 day trial period and having to return it if I didn't like like. Or worse, having to eat the cost of a book that didn't help me at all.

Great idea! It's also a good source for magazines!

brown*eyed*mama · **Joined:** Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:09 pm **Posts:** 73

Yes! I get most of mine at the library too and then buy the ones I want for my own collection.

djswizz · **Joined:** Wed May 14, 2008 4:01 am **Posts:** 1848

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto

I'll have to read more of these other recs to round out my knowledge...

nelski · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:18 am **Posts:** 4481

djswizz wrote:

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto

x2

I also just got New Rules of Lifting for Women and think it has a lot of great stuff in it.

notalyce · **Joined:** Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:10 am **Posts:** 2161

Seconding/thirding/whatevering Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle and The New Rules of Lifting for Women. The Abs Diet also has some good stuff on nutrition.

efsuffolks · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 6:53 pm **Posts:** 4415

Quote:

Fast Food Nation is good is you want to be turned off of fast food forever

Actually I hated that book and it just made me feel for fast food more

skunkape · **Joined:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:35 am **Posts:** 6

So I was looking into a copy of "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle", but all I see after my quick search is a $39.00 ebook, or a hard copy for like $180??

What would be my best method for obtaining a copy of this book? For $180 I'll probably have to stick to pushups in the living room.

cassieroll · **Joined:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:00 am **Posts:** 173

Hands down, the best nutrition book I have ever read is Intuitive Eating. I think I've read it 4 times, maybe 5? LOVE it!

Recommendations for nutrition/diet/fitness books?

Tools

Get Healthy

Drugs

Treatments

Diseases and Conditions

Symptoms

Vitamins

Poisons

Mental Health

Local Business Directory

Diet & Nutrition

Healthy Foods

Eating for your Condition

Diet & Weight Loss

The Daily Plate

Fitness

Sports

Outdoors

Injuries

Lifestyle

Stress Management

Family

Career & Finance

Relationships

Live Smarter

Stay Young

Appearance & Beauty

Senior Health

Senior Care

Browse Topics

Browse Articles

Top Business Categories