Taking sides.
By: selected, edited, and with introductions by Marion Nestle and L. Beth Dixon.
Contributors: Nestle, Marion.; Dixon, L. Beth.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Nutrition.; Health.; Food.; Diet.
Other titles: Clashing views on controversial issues in food and nutrition; Issues in food and nutrition
Description: "[This text] is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in nutrition and health. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading nutritionists and health experts, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. For each issue, the editors provide a concise introduction and postscript summary. The introduction sets the stage for the debate as it is argued in the "yes" and "no" readings, and the postscript briefly reviews the opposing views and suggests additional readings on the controversial issue under discussion"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of contents: title: Dietary patterns and guidelines: Does the USDA pyramid describe an optimal dietary pattern?; title: Can all foods fit into a healthful diet?; title: Are the new dietary reference intakes for calcium appropriate?; title: Nutrition and health: Are added sugars harmful to health?; title: Do foods with a high glycemic index increase disease risk?; title: Diet, physical activity, and health: Is body weight a reliable measurement of overall health?; title: Can low-carbohydrate, higher-fat diets promote health and weight loss?; title: Must exercise be daily and intense to prevent chronic disease?; title: Do education campaigns induce communities to change their diets and improve health?; title: Supplements and functional foods: Can vitamin and mineral supplements help prevent chronic disease?; title: Will taking herbal supplements enhance mental ability?; title: Can functional foods and nutraceuticals benefit health?; title: Nutrition and food policy: Does widespread hunger exist in America?; title: Should mothers infected with the AIDS virus breastfeed their infants?; title: Is organically grown food better than conventionally grown food?; title: Will irradiation improve the safety of the food supply?; title: Does the world need genetically modified foods?