No-fail environment (Dr. Phil’s diet),
1:321
No-Nonsense Balanced Diet (Anne
Collins), 1:43
Noakes, Manny, 1:240
NOCA (National Organization for
Competency Assurance), 1:41
NOF (National Osteoporosis
Foundation), 2:761, 764
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD), 1:300, 304, 305
Non-specific caffeine-induced disor-
der, 1:145
Non-sugar sweeteners.SeeArtificial
sweeteners
Nonessential amino acids, 2:817
Nonheme iron, 1:571–572, 616
Nonnutritive sweeteners, 1:75, 77–78
See also specific sweeteners
Nonprescription drugs.SeeOver-the-
counter drugs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs), 1:65, 2:943
Nontropical sprue.SeeCeliac disease
Normal weight, BMI and, 1:121
North African cuisine, 1:21
North American Vegetarian Society
(NAVS), 2:958
Northern European diet, 2:713–715,
713 t
Norwalk-type viruses, 1:413t, 414,
418
Norwegian diet.SeeScandinavian
diet
NOS (National Osteoporosis Society)
(UK), 2:764
NOSB (National Organic Standards
Board), 2:755
Novartis Medical Nutrition
Corporation, 1:618, 2:745, 747
Novel sugars (polyols), 1:75, 77, 79
NPH insulin, 1:274
NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflam-
matory drugs), 1:65, 2:943
NTP (National Toxicology Program),
1:72, 77, 78
Nuclear medicine, 1:159, 2:666
Nucleic acids, vitamin B 6 and, 2:970
Nurses’ Health Study II, 2:768–769
Nursing.SeeBreastfeeding; Lactating
women
Nutmeg, 2:803
Nutraceutical Corporation, 1:353
NutraSweet (aspartame), 1:77, 79, 318
NutraSweet Company, 1:78
Nutrient absorption.See
Bioavailability
Nutrient additives, 1:397, 397t
Nutrient content claims, supplements
and, 1:293, 490
Nutrient deficiency
animal vegetarianism, 2:962
athletes, 2:900
Caribbean Islands, 1:175–176celiac disease, 1:183, 184, 468
Central American and Mexican
diet, 1:187, 188, 189
Crohn’s disease, 1:239
elimination diets, 1:348
Fit for Life diet, 1:385
fruitarian diet, 1:443
high-protein diets, 1:525–526
Hollywood diet, 1:533–534
low-protein diet, 1:628
macronutrients, 2:638
major minerals, 2:690
Mayo Clinic fad diet, 2:657
negative calorie diet, 2:708
oral health, 2:752–753
Pacific Islander diet, 2:785
protein, 2:819
raw food diet, 2:823
RDA, 1:288
religious dietary practices, 2:827
Rosedale diet, 2:843
Sacred Heart diet, 2:847
Scarsdale diet, 2:852
in South America, 2:887
spirulina for, 2:894
starvation, 1:151
3-day diet, 2:921
trace minerals, 2:691–692
veganism, 2:954
vegetarianism, 2:772–773, 778, 961
See also specific deficiencies
Nutrigenetics, 2:715–716
Nutrigenomic diseases, 2:717–718
Nutrigenomics, 2:715–722, 716t
NutriSystem, 2:722–726
Nutrition.See specific topics
Nutrition and Cancer(journal), 1:164
Nutrition and mental health,
2:726–731, 727t
See also specific disorders
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary
Guidelines for Americans(USDA &
HHS), 1:287, 501, 503
Nutrition facts panel, 1:408,1:408,
1:410–411, 2:733
Nutrition Labeling and Education
Act of 1990, 1:410
Nutrition literacy, 2:731–736, 731t
Nutrition transition, 1:188–189
Nutritional supplements.SeeDietary
supplements
Nutritive sweeteners, 1:75, 77
See also specific sweeteners
Nuts
as cancer-fighting food, 1:162t, 165
food allergies, 1:401, 402
for inflammation, 1:56
Neanderthin diet, 2:702
riboflavin in, 2:834t, 835
TLC diet, 2:924t
vitamin E in, 2:983t, 984
zinc in, 2:1021–1022, 1021t
N.V. Perricone, M.D., Nutriceuticals,
2:793O
O blood type, 1:106, 108
O Magazine, 2:743
Oats, gluten-free diet and, 1:471
Obesity, 2:737–742
in African-Americans, 1:25
arthritis risk factor, 1:64
CDC, 2:909
childhood, 1:205
coronary heart disease, 1:232
defined, 2:737
health risks, 1:202t
height-weight chart, 2:738t
Mayo Clinic research, 2:659
in Native Americans, 2:698
in Pacific Islander Americans,
2:782
in Pacific Islanders, 2:785
prevalence, 1:14, 23t
as term, 1:202
See alsoChildhood obesity;
Morbid obesity; Overweight
The Obesity Society, 2:758
Obesity surgery.SeeBariatric surgery
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS),
2:903
Oh, Robert, 2:744
Ohsawa, George, 2:633
Oil water (Shangri-la diet), 2:864, 865,
866
Oils
for inflammation, 1:57
MyPyramid recommendations,
2:949
partial hydrogenation, 1:377,
2:928
Shangri-la diet, 2:864, 865, 866
See alsoFats
Older Americans Act of 1965, 2:862
Oleic acid, in chocolate, 1:210
Olestra (Olean), 1:367–368, 2:981,
984, 989
Olive oil
Greek and Middle Eastern diet,
1:486, 488
Mediterranean diet, 2:676, 677
Shangri-la diet, 2:864, 865
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements,
2:745
Omega-3 fatty acids, 2:742–745
ALA as, 1:9
for arthritis, 1:65
defined, 1:377
Fat flush diet, 1:361, 362
in flaxseed, 1:164, 386, 387
Greek and Middle Eastern diet,
1:488
hypertriglyceridemia, 1:549
lacto-vegetarian diet, 1:616
mental health, 2:729
Neanderthin diet, 2:701, 704
during pregnancy, 2:807Index