Nutrition Made Clear

By: Roberta H. Anding, The Great Courses

Narrated by: Roberta H. Anding

Length: 18 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

Nutrition is essential to living a healthy, happy, and successful life. Yet a world of misconceptions and promises of easy results too often stands in our way - and can even be harmful to our overall health.

The key is to cut through the noise and find the medically backed, statistically proven information about healthy eating and living. These 36 in-depth lectures explore the fundamentals of good nutrition and offer a practical guide for applying these fundamentals to your lifestyle. The power of nutrition lies not just in grasping the concepts behind it, but also in applying those concepts to daily living. This means learning where to find authoritative nutrition information, mastering the science behind nutrients and the body, recognizing what your personal daily requirements of each nutrient should be, building a distinct exercise regimen, and more.

A dietitian and award-winning lecturer, Professor Anding gives you a wealth of invaluable tips you can easily apply to your own eating habits. You'll learn how to calculate your own dietary needs, how to create your own nutrition and exercise plans, how to recognize when a product or service is really a health fraud, and more.

Crafted with the needs of individual people in mind, this course is both a fascinating learning experience and the perfect investment in your personal health - one that will educate you, motivate you, and reward you for the rest of your life.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2009 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2009 The Great Courses

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What did you love best about Nutrition Made Clear?

I loved, loved, loved this audiobook. She speaks so clearly and in a lay persons language. Very easy to understand and I love that she includes common confusion and helps to explain why they are so.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Roberta Anding

What about Professor Roberta H. Anding’s performance did you like?

Her speech is so clear. Packed a lot of information into these lectures. Never a wasted minute.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes, it has already helped me change my thoughts about nutrition and what I buy.

Great Course - PDF GUIDE BOOK IS INCLUDED

Any additional comments?

Learned a lot from this course and found it helpful. I would recommend it if you're interested in the science surrounding nutrition.

For those who complained about the course not offering the PDF guide book... it's there. Go to the Audible website and login, then go to "Library" click "My Books". Expand the Nutrition Made Clear section, using the small arrow on the left hand side of the book cover image. You will find the PDF Guide and any other supplemental materials.

Well done

What did you love best about Nutrition Made Clear?

Sensible explanations that are easy to understand. Professor Anding has a very good narrating voice, is easy to understand and listen too. I learned something new at each lecture.

What other book might you compare Nutrition Made Clear to and why?

None come to mind

Which character – as performed by Professor Roberta H. Anding – was your favorite?

Not applicable

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

What food does for you.

Any additional comments?

It would be valuable to have some written material to go with this but not essential.

The Most Comprehensive Guide on Health and Nutrition

I’ve always had difficulty trying to navigate what is good and what is bad for me in terms of nutrition. This book has cleared it all. And in summary it’s the balance between eating the right Whole Foods and exercise. So far this has made the most sense to me. Roberta’s reading is engaging and the pace is just right for digesting the information she has presented. I highly recommend this.

Anyone wanting to adopt a healthier lifestyle

Anyone wanting to adopt a healthier lifestyle must review.

There is a lot of fantastic information. Be prepared to take notes regularly. I love the idea that it is written by a registered dietitian. This is a book you’ll want to listen to more than once until you’ve mastered. The only annoying thing is the constant useable of, “keep in mind”. Some days just drove me nuts.

Definitely recommend.

Good information

Roberta Anding clearly knows her stuff and cares about it too, and it's always a pleasure to listen to someone teach what they love. The material was surprisingly technical, which I personally liked, and has made me try to modify my eating habits.

Some of the material's pacing can be a little uneven, with a topic or new concept being introduced for only a sentence or two before moving on. But there are long-standing themes and lessons that come up again and again to form a sort of thesis and main takeaways, which to me is most important.

I learned a ton...

I learned a ton. The vitamins and mineral discussions were to detailed for me right now, but the micronutrient portions really cut through a lot of confusion for me that I had found on the, ahem... Internet.

Awesome.

I loved the narration. it was like being in a class. she didn't drone on like she was reading. very good book

Love it!

I really love this! I enjoyed it from start to finish! Thank you! Truely a life changing book!

Great information on food and diet

What did you love best about Nutrition Made Clear?

Information on calorie count

Have you listened to any of Professor Roberta H. Anding’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

She has joyable voice and delivery making it fun to hear the information