Nutrition &
Wellness
for Life
Dorothy F. West, Ph.D.
Food and Nutrition Author and Educator
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The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc.
Tinley Park, Illinois
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
West, Dorothy F.
Nutrition & wellness for life / Dorothy F. West.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Nutrition, food, and fitness. c2006.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-60525-446-3
1. Nutrition. 2. Physical fitness-Nutritional aspects. 3. Health.
I. West, Dorothy F. Nutrition, food, and fitness. II. Title.
III. Title: Nutrition and wellness for life.
RA784.W48 2012
613.2-dc22
2011010625
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