I highly recommend this book as suggested reading for anyone interested in nutrition and a better understanding of their body.  The book is by Patrick Holford and it is well written and a great resource for nutritional information.

The book is well organized and has 49 chapters that are divided into 9 part. The 9 parts of of book are:
Part 1- What is Optimum?
Part 2- Defining the Perfect Diet
Part 3- The Wonderful World Within
Part 4- The Benefits of Optimum Nutrition
Part 5- Nutrition for All Ages
Part 6- Your Personal Nutrition Program
Part 7- A to Z of Nutritional Healing
Part 8- Nutrient Fact File A to Z
Part 9- Food Fact File