An Apple a Day
By Barb Bancroft
The ABC's of Diet & Disease
WellWorth Publishing-October 2001
01277605-Trade Paperback
Non-fiction, Health and Nutrition

Reviewed by Jen Oliver, MyShelf.com
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What a fantastic way of telling people anything and everything about diet and disease. This book is truly the ABC's of health and nutrition. It includes everything from alcohol to zucchini. It provides some helpful facts regarding cholesterol and other health problems. There are interesting historical facts and some humorous comments throughout the facts. The book contains interesting quotes from celebrities like Johnny Carson, Humphrey Bogart, and Erma Bombeck.

Ms. Bancroft does a great job in giving the facts about everything and anything that anyone could want to know about dieting, diseases, and foods. She has beautiful illustrations by Ashley Long throughout the book. At the end of each chapter, she includes a recipe from Ina Pinkney and her Chicago restaurant, Ina's Kitchen.

If you have ever been confused about what certain foods contain nutrient-wise and wanted to know the difference between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, you should pick up a copy of this informational book that will help provide the answers.