The New Complete Book of Food

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avocados and 18
beans and 32–33
bean sprouts and 29
beets and 48–49
broccoli and 63
brussels sprouts and
68
cabbage and 75–76
fish and 152
flour and 156
grapes and 176
greens and 183–184
guavas and 186
kiwi fruit and 193
lentils and 207
lettuce and 212
lima beans and 216
melons and 227
okra and 254–255
oranges and 264
papaya and 269
parsnips and 272
peanuts and 283
rice and 344
shellfish and 352–353
soybeans and 358–359
spinach and 363
squid and 367
strawberries and 372
tea and 390
wheat cereals and 421,
423–424
winter squash and 434
heartburn. See acid reflux
heatstroke 419
heat treatments, for milk 236
hemagglutinins 27, 30, 205,
214, 216, 290, 356
heparin, asparagus and 15
hepatitis virus
grapefruit and 172
shellfish and 353
herpes virus, broccoli and 63
herring, pickled 155
hesperidin 265
high-protein pasta 273
hominy 116–119
homocysteine
coffee and 113
garlic and 167
soybeans and 358–359
homogenized milk 233
honey 188–191
adverse effects associated
with 190–191

medical uses/benefits of

xv, 190

plants commonly used to

make 189

honeydew melons 225–227

horseradish 332–334

hot peppers 292–295

Hubbard squash 432–435

huckleberries 53–55

hydrogenated vegetable oils

414

hydroperoxides 413

hydroxyproline 172, 204, 265

hyperactivity, sugar and 375

hyperglycemia 375

hypertension

MAO inhibitor

interactions and 19, 23,

34, 40, 46, 76, 87, 98,

106, 115, 125, 136, 139,

148, 155, 164, 208, 218,

222, 269, 291, 336, 357,

364, 392, 406, 411, 430

reducing risk of

avocados and 18

bananas and 22

celeriac and 89

dates and 129

figs and 148

guavas and 187

milk and 231, 236

oranges and 264–265

plantains and 302–303

pomegranates and 308

spinach and 363–364

sweet potatoes and 382

tea and 390

tomatoes and 396

hypoglycemia 375–376

hypoglycemics, oral, alcohol

and 46, 136, 431

I

ibuprofen, interactions of

with alcohol 46, 136, 430

with coffee 114

with grapefruit 172

with oranges 266

with tangerines 385

ice 418

iceberg lettuce 209–210,

209–213

iced tea 389

ice milk 230

imitation pasta 273

immunosuppressants,

grapefruit and 173

impotence 45, 135

indoles 62, 63, 67, 75, 84–85,

196, 333–334, 400

infant botulism 190–191

inflammation

cherries and 101

shellfish and 353

soybeans and 359

squid and 367–368

instant coffee 111

instant flour 157

instant oatmeal 248

insulin

alcohol and 46, 136, 431

beans and 33, 207, 217

oats and 251

pasta and 276

peas and 290–291

soybeans and 359–360

sugar and 375–376

wheat cereals and 423

international unit (IU) xvii

intestinal gas

apple juice and 3–4

beans and 33, 207, 217

brussels sprouts and 68

cabbage and 76

cauliflower and 85

cucumbers and 125

soybeans and 360

inulin 11, 12

iodine

dietary sources of 57, 156,

234, 348–349

RDA of xix

Irish whiskey 131–132

iron

absorption of 35, 172,

193, 204, 265–266,

335–336, 387–388

deficiency of 38, 163, 200

dietary sources of

apricots 5, 7

beans 30

beef 35, 38

dates 128

eggs 140

figs 146, 148

flour 156

game meat 161, 163

globe artichokes 8

Jerusalem artichokes 11

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