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"What is the "best" diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad? Food writer and cook Mark Bittman and health expert David Katz, MD, answer all these questions and more in a lively and easy-to-read Q&A format. Inspired by their viral hit article in Grub Street--one of New York magazine's most popular and most-shared articles--here Bittman and Katz share their clear, no-nonsense perspective...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Offers 12 exciting facts about these flightless birds, including a look at their diet, habitats, life cycle, and more. Full-color spreads give readers fascinating facts about playful penguins and engage readers in their unique environments."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
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"Offers 12 exciting facts about these slow-moving animals, including a look at their diet, habitats, life cycle, and more. Full-color spreads give readers fascinating facts about several types of sloths and engage readers in their unique environments."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Offers 12 exciting facts about these cold-blooded creatures, including a look at their diet, habitats, life cycle, and more. Full-color spreads give readers fascinating facts about slithering snakes and engage readers in their unique environments."--
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English
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"The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease- it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of...
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English
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"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facetsof the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
271 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the hidden world of the most popular bugs on Earth. This fully photographic book profiles bugs, beetles, wasps, bees, ants, caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, flies, crickets and grasshoppers, and centipedes and millipedes. Profiles are accompanied by Did You Know? facts and fast facts including scientific name, size, diet, and habitat.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
290 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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"[This book] helps you to identify which types of depression you are experiencing and provides a specific diet and exercise plan to address it, as well as nutritional supplements and "psychology of mindfulness" exercises that can restore your body's natural balance and energy"--P. [4] of cover.
11) Amphibians
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages
Language
English
Description
"Continuation of the WLD WORLD brand. Teaching young readers about the fastest and slowest animals in the animal kingdom. Featuring colorful photographs and fascinating facts about the featured animals' body, diet and habitat"--
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxv, 371 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"If you want to understand the strange workings of the human body, and the future of medicine, you must read this illuminating, engaging book." --SiddharthaMukherjee,author ofThe Gene In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called "If Our Bodies Could Talk." With it, the doctor-turned-journalist established himself as a seriously entertaining authority in the field of health. Now, in illuminating and genuinely funny prose,...
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American Diabetes Association
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
viii, 159 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Each month the editors of Diabetes Forecast publish answers to relevant questions submitted by readers. The answers, written by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dietitians, diabetes educators, and other experts in the diabetes research and clinical communities, help people with diabetes and their loved ones live healthier lives with this chronic disease. Unlike most self-care titles for people with diabetes, the unique format...
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xl, 456 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Today we're barraged by a never-ending array of conflicting medical advice. Learn how to tell the difference between true medical news and irrelevant media hype.
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Publisher
Paidós
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Aitor Sánchez, con su capacidad para aclarar términos, establecer límites y dirimir con sensatez, aborda en este nuevo libro los diez temas más controvertidos sobre nutrición --el ayuno intermitente, la dieta keto y low-carb, la dieta paleo, los ultraprocesados, la comida real y el marketing, la dieta vegana, la microbiota, el gluten, los lácteos y los suplementos-- y nos presenta los estudios científicos más recientes para zanjar el debate...
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Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
128 pages cm
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated encyclopedia of some of the weirdest (but no less wonderful) creatures in the animal kingdom, including facts about each animal's conservation status, diet, strange quirks, and habitat"--
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Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
143 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Greenwood's "Q&A Health Guides" series addressees the questions and concerns of readers on a wide variety of physical and mental health topics in an authoritative yet still accessible way. Each title follows a simple question-and-answer format that makes finding accurate information fast and easy. A collection of engaging case studies offers real-world insights, while a guide to common myths and misconceptions dispels the most pervasive and potentially...
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