Vegans face their own special challenges when it comes to nutrition and this book provides answers. A growing number of physicians advocate a completely plant-based diet for many of their patients who suffer from diabetes, heart disease and cancer. In THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO PLANT-BASED NUTRITION, readers will find: * Where to get nutrients that others get from meat and dairy. * How to avoid the vegan pitfall of overfed but undernourished. * How to spot hidden animal ingredients in packaged foods. * Tips for eating at restaurants. * Special considerations for children and seniors.
Author Biography
Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT, the Plant-Based Dietitian, is a registered dietitian who has been in private practice in Los Angeles since 2005, specializing in weight management, disease prevention and management, and sports nutrition. She is the host of the wellness talk show series What Would Julieanna Do? on Z Living Network, has given a TEDx talk, and is the author of The Vegiterranean Diet and the bestselling The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, and the nutrition columnist for VegNews Magazine. She is also the coauthor of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking, and a recipe contributor to both New York Times-bestselling Forks Over Knives books. Hever has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, The Marie Osmond Show, and E! News.She has previously served as a special consultant for the bestselling documentary Forks Over Knives and as the executive director of EarthSave International.
