Slim4Life, 2:872–875
Slimmons fitness club, 2:839, 840
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis,
1:207
Slow-chewing technique, 1:497, 498
Slow oxidizers, 1:588
Small intestine,1:237, 1:300
Smith, Anna Nicole, 1:536
Smith, Ian, 1:369, 373
Smoking
coronary heart disease, 1:231
religion, 2:828
Russia, 1:191
vitamin C, 2:975t, 976
Smoothies, 1:1
Snacks
ChangeOne diet, 1:193
for children, 1:206t, 539
cholesterol, 1:286
CSIRO total wellbeing diet, 1:242
frozen-food diets, 1:431, 433
grapefruit diet, 1:481, 482
for hyperactivity, 1:539
low-protein diet, 1:627
Mayo Clinic fad diet, 2:656
Neanderthin diet, 2:702
peanut butter diet, 2:789
Perricone diet, 2:793
TLC diet, 2:924t
Volumetrics plan, 2:995
SNPs (Single nucleotide polymorph-
isms), 2:716, 718–719
Snyderman, S. E., 2:650
Social factors
anorexia nervosa, 1:47
bulimia nervosa, 1:135
childhood obesity, 1:207
Dr. Feingold diet, 1:319
Dr. Phil’s diet, 1:321–322
eating disorders, 1:332
fruitarian diet, 1:442
obesity, 2:742
senior nutrition, 2:861
weight cycling, 2:1006
Sodium, 2:800–883
DASH diet, 1:247, 248, 250
electrolyte imbalance, 1:344
healthy heart diet, 1:503
hypertension, 1:545, 546
kidney diet, 1:602–603, 604, 2:829,
832
low-protein diet, 1:627
low-sodium diet, 1:629–632
as major mineral, 2:690–691
recommended amounts, 2:800t
Scandinavian diet, 2:849
senior nutrition, 2:860
sources, 1:631, 2:800t, 801
Sodium ascorbate, 1:71
Sodium benzoate, 1:70–71, 74
Sodium bicarbonate, 1:509
Sodium nitrite, 1:71
Soft drinks
caffeine in, 1:143t, 144
dental caries, 2:753
osteoporosis, 2:767
Sole Source program (Cambridge
diet), 1:153t, 154
Solid foods, for infants, 1:556–557
Soluble fiber
defined, 1:225, 314, 382
IBS, 1:581
sources, 1:521t, 522
Solvents, water as, 2:1002
Somers, Suzanne, 2:910–911
Somersweet artificial sweetener, 2:910
Sonoma diet, 2:676,883–885
Sonoma Valley, 2:883
Sorbates, 1:71
Sorbitol, 1:436, 438
Sothern, Melinda, 2:937
Soul food, 1:24
Soul Food(essay), 1:24
Sound wave therapy, 1:448
South Africa, hoodia research, 1:535,
536
South American diet, 2:885–888
South Beach diet, 2:888–891, 888t
Southeast Asian cuisine, 1:81, 81t
Southern African cuisine, 1:22
Southern Asian cuisine, 1:81–82
Southern cookingvs.soul food, 1:24
Southern United States cuisine,
1:23–24
Soviet Union (USSR), chronic disease
in, 1:189–191
Soy, 2:891–894, 891t
breast cancer, 2:773
as cancer-fighting food, 1:162t, 166
for inflammation, 1:57
Medifast, 2:669
menopause diet, 2:682
veganism, 2:955
Soy flour, 2:892
Soyfoods Association of North
America, 2:891
Soymilk, 2:891t, 892
Spain, chocolate dishes in, 1:210
Spastic colon.SeeIrritable bowel
syndrome
Spearmint, 2:803
Spices.SeeHerbs and spices
Spinach recall of 2007, 1:418
Spirituality and dietary practices.See
Religion and dietary practices
Spirulina,2:894,2:894–896
Spirulina supplements, 2:894, 895
Splenda (sucralose), 1:78, 2:876
Spoilage of food, 1:69
Spokane Diet, 1:139, 142
Sponges, disinfection of, 1:419
Sports.SeeAthletes
Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness
Nutritionists (SCAN), 2:896
Sports drinks, 1:257, 345, 356,
2:897–898
Sports nutrition, 2:896–901, 896t
Sprue.SeeCeliac diseaseSSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors), 1:100, 136
St. John’s wort, 2:802,901–905,2:902
Stabilization phase (Cambridge diet),
1:153t, 155
Stabilizing agents, 1:397, 397t
Staging of cancer, 1:159–160
Stahl, Leslie, 1:536
Stahler, Charles, 2:779, 951
Standard grades of meat, labeling of,
1:410
Standardization
dietary supplements, 1:293
ephedra supplements, 1:353
ginkgo supplements, 1:462
green tea supplements, 1:490
Stanton, Rosemary, 1:244
Staphylococcus aureusfood contami-
nation, 1:404, 413t
Starch blockers, 1:282
Starches.SeeCarbohydrates
Starvation, effects of, 1:150–152,
2:673–674
State University of New York - Stony
Brook, 1:218
Statin drugs
hyperlipidemia, 1:543
niacin, 2:711, 712
Stearic acid, in chocolate, 1:210
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1:517, 2:700
Step 1 diet, 1:545
Steps 1 and 2 diet goals (TLC diet),
2:926
Steroids, 1:355, 356, 2:768
Stevia, 1:78
Stew, African, 1:21, 22
Stillman, Maxwell, 1:524
Stillman diet, 1:524, 525
Stimulant laxatives, 1:225, 579
Stimulants
caffeine, 1:143, 144
religion, 2:828
Stomach
diseases, 1:298
heartburn, 1:507
humans as omnivores, 2:770, 776,
952, 957
ulcer sites,2:944
Stone Age.SeePaleolithic period
Stone Age diet, 1:518
See alsoCaveman diet;
Neanderthin diet
Stool.SeeBowel movements
Stool softeners, 1:225, 579
Stool tests
digestive diseases, 1:303
giardiasis, 1:455
IBD, 1:561
ulcers, 2:944–945
Strength training.SeeWeight
training
Stress
binge eating, 1:99
ChangeOne diet, 1:194Index