463fat(s) xvi. See also specific foods
containing
in cheese 94
in chocolate 103, 103
in cultured milk 228–229,
229
dietary sources of 16
diet controlled for 438
in fresh milk 233, 237
in poultry 319, 319–320
saturated xvi, 70–71, 94,
103
in variety meat 402, 403
in vegetable oil 412, 413
fatty acids
cis v. trans 414
omega-3. See omega-3
fatty acids
fecal occult test, false-positive
result in 10, 64, 82, 85, 125,
201, 241, 266, 334, 401
feces, pigmented 49
fell, of lamb 199
felodipine, grapefruit and 173
fetal alcohol syndrome 44,
134
fiber, dietary
diet high in 438–439
low, moderate, high, and
very high content of
xvii
recommended daily
amounts of 251
reducing cancer risk with
58–59, 159–160, 250,
274–275, 423–424
sources of
avocados 16
bananas 20
barley 24
bean sprouts 27
bread 56–57
celeriac 88
cucumbers 123
flour 156–157
kiwi fruit 192
lentils 205
melons 225
mushrooms 239
nuts 243
oats 248–249
pasta 273–274
rhubarb 341
rice 344, 345
soybeans 355
strawberries 369
summer squash 377
sweet potatoes 380
tomatoes 393
turnips 398
wheat cereals 421–424
winter squash 432
ficin 147, 268, 298
fig(s) 146–148
fight-or-flight, sugar and 375
fine virgin olive oil 257
fish 149–155
adverse effects associated
with 153
environmental
contaminants in
153–154, 154
“Fresh Tag” for 150
medical uses/benefits of
152
omega-3 fatty acid
content of 149–150, 152,
153, 154
parasitical, viral, and
bacterial infections in
155
scombroid poisoning in
155
fish liver 221
fish oils 87, 149–150, 152,
153, 154, 348
flame grapes 175, 175–176
flank steak 36
flavonoids 55, 106, 265, 387,
390
Florida avocado 16–17
flour 156–160
adverse effects associated
with 160
carob 77–79
medical uses/benefits of
159–160
oat 248
in pasta 273
soy 357
fluconazole, interactions of
with coffee 114
with tea 391
fluoride
in tea 386–387, 387
in water 418, 420
fluoroquinolones, interactions
of
with coffee 114
with tea 391fluvoxamine, interactions of
with coffee 114
with tea 391
folate
birth defect reduction with
14–15, 18, 28–29, 32,
48, 63, 67–68, 75, 183,
206–207, 211–212, 216,
227, 254, 265, 268–269,
271–272, 283–284, 358,
363, 372, 434
dietary sources of
asparagus 13
avocados 16
barley 24
beans 30, 31
bean sprouts 27
beets 47
bread 56
broccoli 60
brussels sprouts 65
cabbage 72
cauliflower 83
flour 156
greens 181
Jerusalem artichokes 11
lentils 205
lettuce 209, 210
lima beans 214
melons 225
nuts 243, 244
okra 253
onions 259
oranges 262
papaya 267
parsnips 270
peanuts 281
peas 288–289
peppers 292
potatoes 315
rice 344, 345
soybeans 355
strawberries 369
sweet potatoes 380
tomatoes 393
wheat cereals 421–422
winter squash 432–433
diet high in 440
heart attack reduction with
15, 18, 29, 32–33, 48–49,
63, 68, 75–76, 183–184,
207, 212, 216, 227,
254–255, 264, 269, 344,
358, 363, 372, 421, 434
RDA of xviiiIndex