My Nutritionary print book

Do you know your MCTs from your LCTs? How about sterols from stanols? What’s the difference between glucose and dextrose? Or probiotics and prebiotics? Why do we need calcium? What additive is number 330? How safe is acesulfame K? If you find yourself confused by food labels and ads, Catherine Saxelby’s comprehensive guide My Nutritionary will help you cut through the jargon and put the power of her nutrition know-how in your hands.

Boost your nutrition know-how

We live in a world with constantly changing nutrition advice – eat more of this, avoid that – but increasingly this information uses scientific terminology that few of us are familiar with. When everyone - from diet gurus to wellness bloggers to celebrity chefs and even your doctor - has suggestions for healthy eating, translating the latest nutrition jargon into useful terms can be overwhelming.

Here's what others have to say

• "What a great tool for cutting through the panic and fear surrounding 'additives' and 'chemicals' with clear, objective and evidence-based answers!"  Heidi Luxton, Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Gold Coast, Queensland
• "This book helps me convey my nutrition messages more clearly to clients and facilitate their understanding to help them achieve their goals." Kaitlin Brown, Dietitian

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In My Nutritionary, Catherine gives you short easy answers in plain English, helping you navigate through the jargon so you know what you’re eating. If you want to know exactly what you’re putting in your shopping trolley – or on the dinner table - this is the guide for you. You can also buy this as an ebook. You get an immediate download as a digital file via an email - as a PDF, ePub and Mobi - to suit all reading devices from a Kindle to a Nook.  Hashtag #MyNutritionary

About Catherine Saxelby

Catherine Saxelby B Sc, APD, AN, FAIFST is Sydney-based culinary nutritionist and award-winning author of 13 books. She is a trusted 'voice of reason' in a world full of food fads, extreme diets and trendy super fruits. She has contributed to many magazines such as Healthy Food Guide, Prevention and New Idea, and has appeared on TV programs. She runs an informational website at Foodwatch.com.au where she shares her discoveries about nutrition, diets and additives.

Why I wrote this book

“I’ve come to realise that there’s so many weird and odd-sounding terms out there which makes it harder and harder for the average person to figure out how choose a healthy way of eating. So I explain the what and why of all of these in one handy guide - so you can swiftly find out what the heck the RDI or GI or a BMI really is!”

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Book details

ISBN: 978-1-9257864-6-0
Format: Paperback / softcover
Publisher: Foodwatch Nutrition Hub
Country of origin: Australia
Pages: 202
Words: 80,000
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (9 x 6 inches)
Weight: 0.475 kg (1 lb)

Contents – here’s what you’ll get

Heaps to educate so you will understand it all. In simple easy-to-grasp English.

Introduction and welcome from Catherine

How to get the most from this book

A arachidonic acid (AA) to azorubine

B Barker hypothesis to butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)

C caffeine to cysteine monochloride

D Deadly Quartet to DEXA

E eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to ethyl maltol

F fasting to fumaric acid

G galactose to gums

H haem iron to hypoglycaemia

I indigotine to isomalt

J junk food

K kaolin to kryptoxanthin

L lactase to lysozyme

M magnesium to myristic acid

N natamycin to Nutrient Reference Value (NRV)

O obesity to oxidised starch

P palmitic acid to pyridoxine (vitamin B6)

Q Quetelet's Index to quinoline yellow

R Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI) to rubixanthin

S saccharin to Syndrome X

T tagatose to tyrosine

U ubiquinol to ultra-processed foods (UPF)

V valine to vitamin PP

W water to wind

X xantham gum to xylitol

Z zeaxanthin to zinc

Appendix 1 Grouping of nutrients

Appendix 2 Additives classified by their code number

Appendix 3 Measures and conversions

References and websites

Still not sure?

• Read a short extract here. It's a post called "My Top 20 Terms" which will give you a taste.