xii EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Locate Community Wellness Resources ....................... 10 The Effects of Lifestyle Choices on Health ........................................ 12 Consider Becoming a Participant in a Clinical Study ...........................20 What Can You Learn from Your Family Tree? ...................29 Does Gender Affect Food Choices? ...36 Umami—A New Basic Taste? .............38 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) .........................40 Labeling Biotech Foods ......................42 The Power of Food .............................45 Nanotechnology and Food Safety ......55 Reduce Your Exposure to BPA ............57 Food Safety During an Emergency .....64 Protecting the Food Supply .................71 What Affects the Sense of Taste? .......85 What Is Crohn’s Disease? ..................94 Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL) ...... 105 Choose Nutrient-Dense Foods ......... 106 Mediterranean-Style Eating Pattern ................................110 Modified Food Labels ....................... 121 Nonnutritive Sweeteners ................... 139 What Are FODMAPs? ....................... 148 What’s on Your Bread? ...................... 161 What About Using Fat Replacers in Food? ....................................... 167 Women and Heart Health ................. 172 pH Scale/Acid-Base Balance ............ 183 Alcohol’s Effect on Vitamins .............. 217 Boning Up on Bones .........................237 The Cost of Hydration .......................272 “NEAT” Information ...........................286 Normal-Weight Obesity ....................292 Brown Fat Cells and White Fat Cells .............................302 Heavily-Processed Foods and Weight Gain ........................... 314 Aging and Life Expectancy in the United States ......................356 Genes and Sports Performance .......365 Safety First ........................................383 When Is It No Longer Healthy Behavior? ........................396 The Fifth Basic Taste ........................424 Shopping for Fair Trade? ..................442 The Delaney Clause .........................455 Organic Labeling ..............................457 Grind Your Own Flour .......................478 Boost Workouts with Interval Training ............................525 Treating Injuries with R.I.C.E. ............536 Feed Your MIND ...............................549 Safe Use of Social Media .................553 How to Manage Stress with Yoga ..... 576 What’s the News on E-Cigarettes? ...596 Within 20 Minutes of Quitting… ........598 FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT Nutrition from Edible Insects ...............43 Pesticides and Food: A Question of Sustainability ...........68 Air Pollution and the Impact on Food Digestion ..............96 What Is Your Dietary “Food Print”? .....113 Climate-Friendly Food Production ..... 134 Sustainable Seafood ......................... 191 Food Waste: Is It a Problem? ............246 Practice Water Conservation as You Garden ..............................265 Environmental Sustainability Through Mindful Eating ................308 Environmental Cues and Eating Disorders ....................397 Conservation in the Kitchen ..............420 Sustainable Alternative Vertical Farming ...........................448 Composting ......................................509 Fast Food and the Environment ........573