good qualities as fresh foods and retain the same or
more nutrients as foods that have not been frozen.
Consumers generally believe that in recent years frozen
foods have significantly improved in taste, variety, and
ease of preparation. In general they also believe that
frozen foods are safer than prepared refrigerated foods.
Resources
BOOKS
Blaylock, Russell L.Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills.
Santa Fe, NM: Health Press, 1998.
Fogle, Jared and Anthony Bruno.Jared the Subway Guy:
Winning Through Losing: 13 Lessons for Turning Your
Life Around.New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2006.
PERIODICALS
Hammock, Delia A. ‘The Frozen-Food Diet: Quick Meals,
Quick Results—Lose Six Pounds This Month With Our
Yummy (Microwavable) Meals.’Good Housekeeping
241 (October 2005): 231-235.
Mermelstein, Shari and Carol Wapner. ‘The Frozen Food
Diet.’Good Housekeeping237 (September 1998):
119-121. Includes menus.
OTHER
‘AFFI Invites a Fresh Perspective on Frozen Foods.’AFFI
February 2006.http://www.affi.com/
Fresh_Look_Initiative_White_Paper_AFFI.pdf
(April 12, 2007).
Category Promotion Committee, Western Frozen Food
Convention. ‘Telling the Story that Sells.’AFFIFeb-
ruary 27, 2006.http://www.affi.com/PDFS/
_KRESE.pdf(April 12, 2007).
‘Cutting Calories—and Cooking Time.’AFFI.http://
[http://www.affi.org/PDFS/NAPS-Bauer.pdf(April](http://www.affi.org/PDFS/NAPS-Bauer.pdf>(April) 12, 2007).
‘FAQS.’Diet To Your Door.http://www.diettoyour
door.com/faqs.asp(April 12, 2007).
‘Frozen Food Trends.’AFFI.http://www.affi.com/factstat-
trends.asp(April 12, 2007.
‘A Long Life or a Quality Life?’Capital Connection.<http://
http://www.affi.com/PDFS/LongLife-QualityLife.pdf>
(April 12, 2007).
U.S. Department of Agriculture.Dietary Guidelines for
Americans2000.<http://www.affi.com/images/
usdadietaryguide.pdf>(April 12, 2007).
ORGANIZATIONS
American Frozen Food Institute. Food Industry Environ-
mental Council. 2000 Corporate Ridge, Suite 1000,
McLean, VA 22102. (703) 821-0770.<http://
http://www.affi.com>.
American Society of Bariatric Physicians. 2821 S. Parker
Rd., Suite 625, Aurora, CO 80014. (877) 266-6834.
<http://www.asbp.org>.
The Center for Food Safety. 660 Pennsylvania Ave, SE,
ndash302, Washington, DC 20003. (202) 547-9359.
<http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org>.
National Uniformity for Food Coalition. (202) 295-3946.
<http://www.uniformityforfood.org>.Margaret Alic, PhDFructose intolerance
Definition
Fructose intolerance is a condition where the
body has difficult digesting and using fructose and
fructose-containing foods. It is treated by complete
elimination of fructose and sucrose from the diet.Origins
There are two types of fructose intolerances. The
first, hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI), also known
as fructosemia or fructose aldolase B-deficiency, is a
rare genetic disease of themetabolismof fructose due
to the absence of the enzyme that breaks it down (aldo-
lase B). As a result, fructose accumulates in the liver,
kidney, and small intestine and the body is unable to
convert its energy storage material (glycogen) into glu-
cose. If untreated, the blood sugar level falls (hypogly-
cemia) and there is formation of harmful substances
that damage the liver. HFI is difficult to diagnose so its
incidence rate is not known, but it is believed to be quite
rare (between 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 58,000). Since it is
inherited, it lasts for life.
The second type of fructose intolerance is dietary
fructose intolerance (DFI), also called fructose mal-
absorption. DFI is quite common, affecting up to 30%
of people in the United States. Its incidence is also
difficult to evaluate since many people show no symp-
toms at all and its cause is not precisely known. ItQUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR
DOCTOR How much weight do I need to lose?
Would I be expected to lose weight on a frozen-
food diet?
What factors should I take into consideration in
choosing a frozen-food diet?
Should I be concerned about MSG or other
additives in the frozen food?
Should I take vitamin and/or mineral
supplements while following a frozen food diet?Fructose intolerance