Tablas de composición de alimentos

Food, diet and nutrition play an important role in maintaining health and preventing many diseases, even before birth, although we are often unaware of it. Several times each day we consume foods that in the long run may be conditioning our health. Do we know which foods have fewer calories and fat, or more iron? Where is the vitamin C? How much calcium have we eaten and is it enough to cover our needs? Which vegetable has the most folic acid? How many grams of protein does a chicken fillet have? How many servings of fruit and vegetables should we eat? All these questions are answered in this book, since knowing the nutritional composition of food in calories, fiber, iron, cholesterol, fat, etc., is extraordinarily useful for designing diets that allow for improving nutrition and adapting it to current recommendations. to achieve optimal health and maintain an adequate and stable weight. The main objective of this quick and easy reference manual is to help the population to get a better assessment of their menus and their diet, that is, of the food and drinks they consume. The tables of food composition, recommended intakes and home measurements and habitual consumption portions included are basic instruments in the daily practice of nutrition and dietetics, not only for the health professional or the Nutrition student, but also for all people who wish to have a healthy and balanced diet. In addition, the book includes a nutrition and food manual with a description of the functions and food sources of all the nutrients and the recommendations and nutritional objectives to prepare a healthy diet, thus responding to the demand for information from health professionals and the health sector.