safe cooking temperatures, 1:417t,
419–420
TLC diet, 2:924t
USDA inspections, 2:1019
vitamin B 6 in, 2:969
vitamin B 12 in, 2:972t, 973
Weight Loss 4 Idiots, 2:1010
zinc in, 2:1021–1022, 1021t
Meat and Livestock Australia, 1:240,
244, 245
Meckel, Johann F., 2:664
Meckel’s diverticulum, 2:664–667,
2:665
Media influence
body image, 1:118
Scarsdale diet, 2:850, 853
Six day/week body makeovers,
2:867, 870
Subway diet, 2:905–906, 909
Medical procedures, liquid diets for,
1:617, 619
Medically supervised weight loss
Medifast, 2:668
for obesity, 2:739–740
Optifast, 1:618, 2:745–749, 745t
Medications.SeeOver-the-counter
drugs; Prescription drugs;specific
drugs
Medicinal plants.SeeHerbal
medicine
Medifast, 2:667–673, 668t
Mediterranean countries, culture and
history, 1:486, 2:673
Mediterranean diet, 2:673–679, 674t
Greek and Middle Eastern diet,
1:486–489
vegetarianism, 2:772, 777, 960
Megacolon, 1:349
Megaloblastic anemia, 1:392
Melanesian people, 2:781, 782t, 783
Melissa, 2:802
Melting point,cis vs. transfats, 2:928
Memory enhancers, 1:463
Men
gout, 1:478, 480
hip fractures in, 2:762
LA Weight Loss program,
1:607–608
life expectancy in Europe, 1:190t
NutriSystem, 2:722–723
prostate health, 1:178, 2:685,
812–816,2:813
Menadione, 2:987
Menaquinones, 2:987
Mendel, Gregor, 1:102
Menkes, J. H., 2:649
Menopause
bone loss, 2:760
defined, 2:679
nutrition during, 2:679–683, 1014
symptoms, 2:680t
weight gain, 2:682
Menopause diet, 2:679–683, 1014
Men’s Health(magazine), 1:1, 2:905
Men’s nutrition, 2:684–685
calorie, 1:150t, 2:859
choline, 1:215t, 216
chromium, 1:217t
fiber, 1:382t, 521
fluoride, 1:390
fruit recommendations, 1:440t
magnesium, 2:639t, 641
manganese, 2:646t, 647
niacin, 2:709t, 710
protein, 2:816t
riboflavin, 2:834–835, 834t
vitamin A, 2:964t, 966
vitamin B 6 , 2:968t, 969
vitamin C, 2:975t, 976
vitamin K, 2:987t, 988
water, 2:1003t
zinc, 2:1021t, 1023
Mental health.SeeNutrition and
mental health;specific disorders
Mental performance
ginseng, 1:459
green tea, 1:491
iodine deficiency, 1:569–570
nutrition, 2:728
starvation effects, 1:152
Merck Institute of Aging and Health,
2:858
Mercury in fish, 2:742t, 744–745, 809
Meridia (sibutramine), 1:280, 2:740
Metabolic medicine, 2:841
Metabolic processes
biotin, 1:103–104
electrolytes, 1:342–343
magnesium, 2:640
MSUD, 2:650–653
pantothenic acid, 2:785
sodium, 2:800
vitamin C, 2:975
Metabolic syndrome
carbohydrate addiction, 1:167
chromium for, 1:217, 218
CSIRO total wellbeing diet, 1:245
defined, 1:91
grapefruit diet for, 1:481, 483
high-fat/low-carb diets, 1:517, 519
Mediterranean diet, 2:676
peanut butter diet, 2:790
Metabolism, 2:686–688
aging, 2:858
of amino acids, 2:818
BMR, 1:150, 240–241, 2:922, 923
detoxification, 1:262
exercise for, 1:110–111
fructose intolerance, 1:435
Hilton Head metabolism diet,
1:526, 527, 529
iron, 1:571, 572
Jillian Michaels diet, 1:588
juice fasts, 1:593
leptin, 2:841–844
molybdenum, 2:693
negative calorie diet, 2:707, 708
RMR, 1:151set point theory, 2:1006
Shangri-la diet, 2:864–866
Six day body makeover, 2:868, 869
Six week body makeover, 2:870, 872
3-day diet, 2:920, 921
3-hour diet, 2:922, 923
Warrior diet, 2:998–999
Weight Loss 4 Idiots, 2:1007–1008
zinc, 2:1020
Metabolome, 2:716
Metaglip, 1:274
Metformin, 1:274, 2:742, 974
Methotrexate, 1:216
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM),
1:467
Metrecal, 2:875–876
Metronidazole, 1:455
Mexican-American people, nutri-
tional status, 1:189
Mexican diet, 1:186–189, 187t, 210
Miami Heart Institute Diet.See
Cabbage soup diet
Michaels, Jillian, 1:587–590
Micronesian people, 2:781, 782t, 783
Micronutrients, DRIs for, 1:289
See also specific nutrients
Microparticulation, 1:367
Middle Eastern cuisine, 1:486–489
Mild dehydration, 1:257
Mild weight cyclers, 2:1005
Military Cabbage Soup Diet, 1:139,
140
Milk chocolate, 1:210
Milk products.SeeDairy products
Milk thistle, 2:801
Miller, Peter M., 1:526–529
Mindless munchers, 2:796t, 797
Mineral deficiency, 2:690, 691–692
See also specific deficiencies
Mineral supplements
Acne diet, 1:6
harm from, 1:294
overview, 2:689–690
Perricone diet, 2:793–794
personality type diet, 2:798
senior nutrition, 2:860
See also specific types
Minerals, 2:688–692, 689t, 729–730,
779
See also specific types
Miracle Grape Cure, 1:263
Miso, 2:892
Mistletoe, 2:802
Misuse of drugs.SeeSubstance abuse
Mitochondria, manganese and,
2:646–647
Modafinil, 2:900
Moderate alcohol consumption,
1:33–34
Moderate dehydration, 1:257
Moderate-Intensity Progressive
Exercise Program (MPEP), 2:938
Moderate weight cyclers,
2:1005Index