Encyclopedia of Diets - A Guide to Health and Nutrition

constipation, 1:225–226
diverticular disease, 1:312–313
French paradox, 1:426
Hay diet, 1:499, 500
hemorrhoids, 1:511–512
IBS, 1:579, 581
menopause diet, 2:680
negative calorie diet, 2:707
nutrition facts panel,1:408, 1:410
recommended amounts, 1:171,
382 t, 511
senior nutrition, 2:860
in Slim-Fast products, 2:876
sources, 1:313, 314, 382t, 511–512,
521 t
in Subway sandwiches, 2:906t, 907
Volumetrics plan, 2:994, 996
Fiber supplement laxatives, 1:225,
581–582
Fiber supplements, 1:313, 349, 350
Fibrate drugs, 1:543
50 Million Pound Challenge, 1:373
Figs, as cancer-fighting food, 1:162t,
164
Fiji, eating disorders, 2:784
Financial considerations
Jenny Craig diet, 1:586
Medifast, 2:671
Mediterranean diet, 2:676
NutriSystem, 2:724
Optifast, 2:748
organic food, 2:756
Perricone diet products, 2:793, 794
senior nutrition, 2:861–862
Shangri-la diet, 2:865
Slim-Fast, 2:878
Slim4Life, 2:873
Thrifty Food Plan, 1:287
Warrior diet, 2:1000–1001
Weight Watchers, 2:1011, 1012
Zone diet, 2:1026
See alsoPoverty
Finland, vitamin C levels, 1:191
Firming agents, 1:397t
FIRs (food intake records), AIDS/
HIV patients, 1:29
Fish
as ALA source, 1:9–11
Asian diet, 1:81t,82
healthy heart diet, 1:505
for inflammation, 1:56
Mediterranean diet, 2:676
mercury in, 2:742t, 744, 809
Neanderthin diet, 2:701
omega-3 fatty acids in, 2:744
Pacific Islander diet, 2:784
Perricone diet, 2:792, 794
during pregnancy, 2:806, 807, 809
Pritikin diet, 2:811
Scandinavian diet, 2:848
TLC diet, 2:924t
vitamin B 6 in, 2:969
vitamin D in, 2:979t, 981
See alsoSeafood

Fish oil supplements

ADHD, 1:11, 12

for arthritis, 1:65, 66, 67

Fistulas, intestinal, 1:315

Fit for Life(Diamond & Diamond),

1:383

Fit for Life diet, 1:383–386

Fit Forever.SeeDenise Austin Fit

Forever

Fitness.SeeExercise routines;

Physical activity

Fixed-dose medication combinations

and HAART, 1:28

Flagyl (metronidazole), 1:455

Flavonoids

from ginkgo, 1:461, 462

as phytochemical, 2:800

in red wine, 1:426

Flavonols, in chocolate, 1:210, 213

Flavor, appetite and, 2:863

Flavor associations, Shangri-la diet

and, 2:863, 864–866

Flavor enhancers, 1:396t, 397

Flavoring, artificial.SeeArtificial

flavoring

Flavr Savr tomato, 1:102

Flax Council of Canada, 1:387

Flaxseed, 1:162t, 164,1:386,

1:386–389

Flaxseed oil, 1:387

Flesch, Abby F., 2:844

Fletcher, Horace, 1:497

Fletcherism, 1:497, 498

Flex Plan (Weight Watchers), 2:1011

Flexible sigmoidoscopy

digestive diseases, 1:303

IBD, 1:561

IBS, 1:578

Meckel’s diverticulum, 2:666

Flexitarians, 2:957

Fluid balance, for obesity, 2:818–819

Fluid recommendations

Abs diet, 1:1

adolescents, 1:15

adults, 1:19

athletes, 2:896–898, 896t

British Heart Foundation diet,

1:130, 132

children, 2:900

dehydration prevention,

1:255–256, 257

Fat flush diet, 1:361

frozen-food diet, 1:433

high-fat/low-carb diets, 1:519

IOM, 1:343

kidney diet, 1:604, 2:832

Mayo Clinic fad diet, 2:656

Medifast, 2:668–669

menopause diet, 2:680

mental health considerations, 2:730

Sacred Heart diet, 2:846

Scarsdale diet, 2:851

See alsoBeverages; Water

recommendations

Fluoridated drinking water, 1:390

Fluoride, 1:389–391

as dietary supplement, 1:389t

infant formula, 1:556

oral health, 2:754

as trace mineral, 2:691–692

Fluoride deficiency, 2:692

Fluoride poisoning, 1:389, 391

Fluoxetine, 2:740

FNIC (Food and Nutrition

Information Center), 2:733

Fogle, Jared, 2:905–910

Folacin, 1:165

Folate, 1:391–395

as essential vitamin, 2:990t, 991

menopause diet, 2:680, 681–682

MTHFR gene, 2:718

during pregnancy, 1:393–394,

2:806–807

recommended amounts, 1:392t,

393

sources, 1:392t, 393–394

vitamin B 12 , 2:973

Folate deficiency, 1:394

Folate supplements, 1:394

Folk medicine, African-American,

1:25

Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

food additives, 1:398

history, 1:75–76

infant formula regulation, 1:555

preservatives, 1:68, 72

Food additives, 1:395–399, 396t, 397t

ADHD, 1:11–12, 317–320

artificial sweeteners, 1:75, 76

history of term, 1:75–76

See also specific types

Food Allergen Labeling and

Consumer Protection Act of 2006

(FALPCA), 1:401

Food allergies, 1:399–404

to bioengineered foods, 1:102–103

defined, 1:346, 399

transfats, 1:378

See also specific types

Food and Agricultural Organization

(FAO)

calcium recommendations, 2:764,

764 t

Communist period meat con-

sumption, 1:190

coronary heart disease study, 1:424

food additive regulation, 1:398

JECFA, 1:75, 398

vitamin D recommendations, 2:763t

Food and Nutrition Board

fiber recommendations, 1:382

molybdenum, 2:694

RDA development, 1:288, 2:946

supplements, 2:689

Food and Nutrition Information

Center (FNIC), 2:733

Food assistance programs, 1:287, 553,

2:861–862

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