vitamin B 12 , 2:971, 972
Volumetrics plan, 2:994
Weight Loss 4 Idiots, 2:1008
Zone diet, 2:1025, 1026, 1027
Protein-based fat replacers, 1:367,
368 t
Protein deficiency, 1:628, 2:819
Protein equivalent of nitrogen
appearance (PNA) tests, 2:832
Protein in the urine tests, 1:273
Protein Power diet, 1:360t, 518
Protein substitutes, for MSUD, 2:652,
653
Proteome, 2:716
Protestantism, dietary practices,
2:825t, 953, 958
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
dyspepsia, 1:325
GERD, 1:451
heartburn, 1:509
ulcers, 2:945
Provida Life Sciences, 2:870
Provigil (modafinil), 2:900
Provitamin A carotenoids, 2:964
Prozac (fluoxetine), 2:740
Pruritus, kidney disease and, 2:829t
PSA (prostate-specific antigen) tests,
2:814, 815
PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis),
1:300, 304, 305
Pseudoephedrine, 1:352
Psoriasis, vitamin D for, 2:980
Psychodynamic therapy
anorexia nervosa, 1:48
body image, 1:117, 118
eating disorders, 1:332
Psychological factors
anorexia nervosa, 1:47
bulimia nervosa, 1:135
childhood obesity, 1:207
Dr. Feingold diet, 1:319
Dr. Phil’s diet, 1:321
eating disorders, 1:332
Hilton Head metabolism diet, 1:528
hyperactivity, 1:538
IBS, 1:578
intuitive eating, 1:563–565
Jillian Michaels diet, 1:588
obesity, 2:739
Optifast, 2:747
Optimum Health Plan, 2:750
personality type diet, 2:796–799
Shangri-la diet, 2:863
weight cycling, 2:1005–1006
See alsoBody image; Nutrition
and mental health
Psychotherapy
anorexia nervosa, 1:48
binge-eating disorder, 1:100
bulimia nervosa, 1:136
childhood obesity, 1:204
eating disorders, 1:332
encopresis, 1:350
IBS, 1:579Puberty, body image and, 1:117
Public education
childhood nutrition, 1:199–200
diabetes, 1:38
yersinia outbreak prevention,
2:1019
The Public Enemy(film), 2:654
Public health issues
foodborne illness, 1:416, 418
giardiasis outbreaks, 1:452, 454,
456
nutrigenomics, 2:721
water fluoridation, 1:390, 2:754
yersinia outbreaks, 2:1017–1018
Pubs (UK), 2:713
Pulses.SeeBeans
Purge disorder, 1:330
Purge-type anorectics, 1:45
Purging, bulimia nervosa and, 1:132,
133
Purines, 1:477, 479
Purple coneflower.SeeEchinacea
Pyramid graphic (dietary guidelines),
2:946–947,2:947
Pyramid schemes, Herbalife and,
1:516
Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP), 2:968
Pyridoxine.SeeVitamin B 6
Pyruvate, 2:686
Pythagoras, 2:952, 958Q
QNSs (quick nutrition screens), for
AIDS/HIV patients, 1:29
Quackwatch (website), 2:794
Queen Latifah, 1:361
Quercetin, 1:165, 426
Quetelet, Lambert Adolphe, 1:120
Quetelet index.SeeBody mass index
Quick nutrition screens (QNSs), for
AIDS/HIV patients, 1:29
Quick weight loss diets.SeeRapid
weight loss diets
Quinoa, 2:886R
R-groups, amino acids, 2:817
Race/ethnicity.See specific groups
Radiation therapy, for cancer, 1:160
Radionuclide scans, 1:159, 447
RAE (Retinol Activity Equivalent),
2:965–966
Rall, Laura, 1:479
Rapid orientation method (anti-aging
plan), 1:51–52
Rapid weight loss diets
British Heart Foundation diet,
1:129–132cabbage soup diet, 1:139–143
Cambridge diet, 1:152–157
Cleveland Clinic 3-day diet,
1:219–222
Extreme fat smash diet, 1:371–372
gallstones, 1:446
grapefruit diet, 1:481, 483
high-protein diets, 1:525
Hollywood diet, 1:531–534
Sacred Heart diet, 1:139, 142,
2:845–848
Scarsdale diet, 1:481, 2:850–854
Six day body makeover, 2:867–870
Six week body makeover, 2:870
South Beach diet, 2:888–891
3-day diet, 1:219, 2:919–922
Rastafarianism, dietary practices,
2:825t, 827, 828
Raw foods
Caveman diet, 1:180
detoxification, 1:263, 265
food poisoning, 1:415
Raw foods diet, 2:821–824, 822t
Rawvs.living foods, 2:821
Raynaud’s disease, ginkgo for, 1:463
RDAs.SeeRecommended dietary
allowances
RDs (registered dietitians), 1:29,
40–41
Readability, nutrition information,
2:735
Reader’s Digest Association,
1:191–192
Reader’s Digest diet.SeeChangeOne
diet
Recommended dietary allowances
(RDAs)
calcium, 1:146t, 147, 2:764t
copper, 1:227t, 229
defined, 1:289
fiber, 1:171, 382t, 521, 581
folate, 1:392t, 393, 2:680
history, 1:288, 2:946
iodine, 1:568–569, 568t
iron, 1:571t, 572–573
magnesium, 2:639t, 640–641
manganese, 2:646t, 647
molybdenum, 2:693–694, 693t, 696
niacin, 2:709t, 710
nutrition literacy and, 2:733
protein, 1:125, 2:816t, 819
riboflavin, 2:834–835, 834t
selenium, 2:855–856, 855t
thiamin, 2:916, 916t
vitamin A, 2:964t, 965–966
vitamin B 6 , 2:968–969, 968t
vitamin B 12 , 2:972–973, 972t
vitamin C, 2:975–976, 975t
vitamin D, 2:680, 755
vitamin E, 2:983–984, 983t
vitamin supplements, 2:992
zinc, 2:1021t, 1022–1023
Recommended Nutrient Intakes
(RNIs), 1:288, 289Index