Nutrition almanac in the early seventies scientific information on health and nutrition was scarce and difficult to find in recent years however there has been a plethora of stud ies and most are easier to access the database of the national library of medicine for example lists over 40000 articles specifically on alternative medicine. The 5th edition of the nutrition almanac brings current a nutrition reference tool first published in 1973 when nutrition resources on this topic were nearly non existentnutrition almanac quickly became the go to source for authoritative data on macro and micronutrients this most recent edition takes the almanac in a different direction perhaps reflecting stronger competition in the . This 2001 fifth edition of the popular nutrition almanac includes updated nutritional composition of close to 1000 foods including 35 different cheeses 25 legumes 71 fruits and fruit juices and 17 cuts of chicken prepared foods are not included. Nutrition almanac fifth edition 5th ed by lavon j dunne three million copy bestseller trusted for 30 years the nutrition almanac has supplied accurate up to date factual information to a generation of health conscious people easy to use health information offering reliable information on the latest scientific discoveries and numerous . Nutrition almanac fifth edition lavon j dunne mcgraw hill new york chicago san francisco lisbon london madrid mexico city milan new delhi san juan seoul singapore sydney toronto