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calming effect
of bread 59
diet for 441–442
of oats 251
of pasta 277
calories xvi
calvados 132
Camellia Sinensis 386
Camembert cheese 93, 94,
95, 98, 98
Campylobacter jejuni 39, 164
Canadian whiskey 131–132
cancer
increasing risk of
alcohol and 44, 134–
135, 428–429
beef and 39
lamb and 201
nitrates/nitrites and 49,
92, 139, 184, 212, 364
potatoes and 318
reducing risk of
apples and 3
blackberries and 51
blueberries and 54–55
bread and 58–59
brussels sprouts and 67
cabbage and 75
carrots and 82
cauliflower and 84–85
flour and 159–160
garlic and 167
grapes and 176
guavas and 186
kohlrabi and 196–197
melons and 227
oats and 250
oranges and 265
pasta and 274–275
peanuts and 283
prunes and 326
pumpkin and 329
radishes and 333–334
soybeans and 359
spinach and 363
summer squash and 379
tea and 387, 390
tomatoes and 396
turnips and 400
wheat cereals and
423–424
candied cherries 101
candy, chocolate 102–103
canker sores 204, 246, 266,
385canola oil 413
cantaloupe 225–227
capsaicin 294
carbohydrates. See also specific
foods containing
for diabetic persons 33,
207, 217, 251, 276,
290–291, 359–360, 423
as energy source for
athletes 276
low, moderate, and high
content of xvi
carcinoid tumors, false-
positive test for 19, 23, 139,
247, 300, 303, 306, 397
cardinal grapes 175
cardiovascular disease. See
heart attack/disease; stroke
carob 77–79
carotenes/carotenoids
cancer risk reduced with
82, 186, 227, 329, 379
dietary sources of
apricots 5–7
butter 69
carrots 80–82
cheese 94
corn 116
green beans 178
greens 181
guavas 185
honey 190
lettuce 209
mangoes 223
melons 227
milk 228–229, 233
onions 259
peppers 292
pumpkins 327, 329
summer squash 377
sweet potatoes 380
tomatoes 393, 396
winter squash 433
diet high in 440
carrot(s) 80–82
casaba melons 225–227
casein 93, 228, 233, 235
cashews 243–247
catalase 223
cataract, reducing risk of 144
Catawba grapes 175
catechins 105, 387, 388, 390
cauliflower 83–85
caviar 86–87
cayenne peppers 292celeriac 88–89
celery 90–92
celiac disease 160, 251–252,
277, 424
cellophane noodles 273
central nervous system
depressants, alcohol and 46,
136, 431
Ceratonia siliqua 77
cereal(s)
corn 118
oat/oatmeal 248–252
wheat 421–424
whole grain 423
champagne 426
chard 181–184
cheddar cheese 94, 96, 98
cheese 93–98
adverse effects associated
with 97–98
calcium content of 94
cholesterol and saturated
fat content of 94
medical uses/benefits of
96–97
tyramine content of 98
cherries 99–101
chestnuts 243–247
chevon 198–201
chicken 319, 319–323
chicken liver 219, 221
chicken soup xv, 322
chicory 209–213
chili peppers 292–295
Chinese cabbage 72–76
Chinese gooseberry
192–194
Chinook salmon 149
chives 259–261
chlorine, in water 419
chloroform 419
chlorpropamide, alcohol and
46
chocolate 102–106
adverse effects associated
with 105–106
bloom on 104
fat content of 103, 103
food/drug interactions of
106
medical uses/benefits of
xv, 105
chocolate liquor 102–103
chocolate substitute 78
cholera 353