Taking sides. Clashing views in food and nutrition /
Taking sides. Clashing views in food and nutrition /
Clashing views in food and nutrition.
selected, edited, and with introductions by Janet M. Colson.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2012.
- xxiv, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Can all foods fit into a healthy diet? -- Is the dietary guideline for sodium realistic? -- Can an overemphasis on eating healthy become unhealthy? -- Does "trans fat-free" mean a food is heart-healthy? -- Does a diet high in fructose increase body fat? -- Does eating soy improve health? -- Should physicians use BMI to assess overall health? -- Do Americans need vitamin D supplements? -- Does obesity cause a decline in life expectancy? -- Are organic foods better than conventional foods? -- Does the world need genetically modified foods? -- Are probiotics and prebiotics beneficial in promoting health? -- Should energy drinks be banned? -- Is hunger in America a real problem? -- Should government levy a fat tax? -- Can Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative halt childhood obesity? -- Is it necessary for pregnant women to completely abstain from all alcoholic beverages? -- Should infant formulas contain synthetic ARA and DHA? -- Is breast-feeding the best way to feed babies?
9780073514475 (pbk.) 0073514470 (pbk.)
Nutrition.
Public health--United States.
Physical fitness--United States.
RA784 / .T35 2012
363.8
Includes bibliographical references.
Can all foods fit into a healthy diet? -- Is the dietary guideline for sodium realistic? -- Can an overemphasis on eating healthy become unhealthy? -- Does "trans fat-free" mean a food is heart-healthy? -- Does a diet high in fructose increase body fat? -- Does eating soy improve health? -- Should physicians use BMI to assess overall health? -- Do Americans need vitamin D supplements? -- Does obesity cause a decline in life expectancy? -- Are organic foods better than conventional foods? -- Does the world need genetically modified foods? -- Are probiotics and prebiotics beneficial in promoting health? -- Should energy drinks be banned? -- Is hunger in America a real problem? -- Should government levy a fat tax? -- Can Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative halt childhood obesity? -- Is it necessary for pregnant women to completely abstain from all alcoholic beverages? -- Should infant formulas contain synthetic ARA and DHA? -- Is breast-feeding the best way to feed babies?
9780073514475 (pbk.) 0073514470 (pbk.)
Nutrition.
Public health--United States.
Physical fitness--United States.
RA784 / .T35 2012
363.8