American Dietetic Association
(ADA), 1:39–41
AIDS, 1:27, 29
alcohol consumption, 1:427
artificial sweeteners, 1:78
Atkins diet, 1:86
Dr. Phil’s diet, 1:322
eating disorders, 1:310
ergogenic aids, 2:899
fad diets, 1:139
fiber recommendations, 1:225, 312
food exchange lists, 1:273
gluten-free diet, 1:468
glycemic index diet, 2:794
grapefruit diet, 1:481
handwashing, 1:418
heart healthy diet guidelines, 1:234
menopause, 2:679–680, 683
nutrition education efforts,
2:733–734
pregnancy calorie needs, 2:806
Scarsdale diet, 2:853
sports nutrition group, 2:896
3-hour diet, 2:923
veganism, 2:951, 954
vegetarianism, 2:771–773,
778–779, 957t, 959–960, 961–962
Volumetrics, 2:996
American Dietetic Association
Foundation (ADAF), 1:40
American Family Physician, 2:743
American Frozen Food Institute,
1:429, 433, 434
American Gastroenterological
Association, 2:943, 945
American ginseng.SeeGinseng
American Heart Association (AHA)
alcohol consumption, 1:427, 2:885
antioxidants, 1:60
calorie recommendations, 2:657
childhood nutrition, 1:204
cholesterol, 1:285, 622
coronary heart disease deaths,
1:230
dietary guidelines, 1:84, 234, 2:658
fad diets, 1:142, 221, 359
fat recommendations, 1:366, 368,
624
fish recommendations, 2:744
folate, 1:392
glycemic index diet, 2:794
healthy heart diet, 1:501, 502t,
503–504
heart disease, 2:684
high-fat/low-carb diets, 1:519
high-fiber diets, 1:522
high-protein diets, 1:526
hypertension, 1:544, 545
low-cholesterol diet, 1:620
Mayo Clinic plan, 2:664
Mediterranean diet, 1:488
NCEP, 1:547
omega-3 fatty acids, 2:743
protein recommendations, 1:524
sodium recommendations, 2:801,
802
soy products, 2:892, 893
vitamin C, 2:977, 978
vitamin E, 2:985
American Heart Association diet,
1:219
See alsoCabbage soup diet
American Home Products, 1:380
American Indians.SeeNative
Americans
American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, 1:165
American Journal of Health
Education, 1:565
American Journal of Nutrition, 2:743
American Medical Association
(AMA), 1:251, 398
American Obesity Association, 1:202
American Pediatric Surgical
Association, 2:667
American Psychiatric Association
(APA).See Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual for Mental
Disorders, Fourth edition
American Psychologist(journal),
1:565
American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA),
2:959
American Vegan Society (AVS), 2:953
American Veterinary Medical
Association, 2:962
Amino acid supplements, low-protein
diet and, 1:628
Amino acids
chemical structure, 2:816–817
essential, 2:635, 817
mental health, 2:729
protein metabolism, 2:687
vitamin B 12 , 2:972
Amphetamines, 1:280
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS), ketogenic diet for, 1:600,
601
Anabolic steroid abuse, 1:355, 356
Anabolism, 2:686, 818
Anal diseases, 1:300
Anal fissures
defined, 1:300
diarrhea, 1:226
encopresis, 1:349
treatment, 1:304, 305
Anaphylaxis
food, 1:347, 399–400
sulfites, 1:71
Anding, Roberta, 2:795
Anemia
EPO, 2:829
iron deficiency, 1:573
in women, 2:1013–1014
Angelica, 2:800
Angina pectoris, 1:232
Angiograms, 1:233Animal protein
as complete protein, 1:524, 2:637,
817
vs.soy, 2:891
vitamin B 12 in, 2:971
zinc absorption, 2:1021
Animal rights movement, vegetarian-
ism and, 2:770–771, 776–777, 953,
958–959
Animals
organically raised, 2:754,
755–756
vegetarianism in, 2:962
Anise, 2:802
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1:352
Annals of Neurology, 2:676
Anne Collins weight loss program,
1:41–44
Anorexia athletica, 1:330
Anorexia nervosa, 1:45–50
bulimia nervosa and, 1:133
causes, 1:46–47
defined, 1:45, 329
effects,1:46, 1:47, 330t
future osteoporosis, 2:762
Anorexiants.SeeAppetite
suppressants
Antabuse (disulfiram), 1:35
Antacids
chromium, 1:219
for GERD, 1:450
for heartburn, 1:508
thiamin, 2:918
Anthocyanins, 1:164
Anthocyanosides, 1:163–164
Anti-aging diets, 1:50–54, 220,
2:792–796
The Anti-Aging Plan: Strategies and
Recipes for Extending Your Healthy
Years(Walford), 1:50
Anti-caking agents, 1:397t
Anti-estrogens, 2:1000, 1001
Anti-inflammatory diets, 1:54–58
Anti-inflammatory treatments
copper, 1:229
for Crohn’s disease, 1:238
omega-3 fatty acids, 2:744
Perricone diet, 2:793, 794
spirulina, 2:895
St. John’s wort, 2:902
types, 1:56
Anti-obesity drugs.SeeDiet drugs
Antibiotics
herbs, 1:261t
traveler’s diarrhea, 2:933
ulcers, 2:945
Antibodies
biologic therapy, 1:238
blood type, 1:106–107
in breast milk, 1:128, 554
Crohn’s disease, 1:238–239
food allergies, 1:400, 401
See alsoImmune system
Anticatarrhals, herbal, 1:261tIndex