Can diets be harmful?
By: Christine Watkins, book editor
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737755565; 9780737755572
Subjects: Reducing diets; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diet & Nutrition; Diet in disease; Health aspects
Description: "Can Diets Be Harmful?: Dieting Can Cause Health Problems; Calorie Restriction Improves and Extends Life; Claims that Calorie Restricted Diets Extend Life Are Exaggerated; Vegetarian Diets Help Prevent Disease; Vegetarian Diets Can Be Problematic; Vegetarian Diets Do Not Adversely Affect Athletes; Fad Diets Promote Unhealthy Eating Habits; Fat Acceptance Promotes Well-Being; Fasting and Juice Cleansing Can Heal the Body; Fasting and Cleansing Diets Can Be Physically Dangerous; Broad Eating Patterns Are Healthier than Restrictive Diets; The Emphasis on Dieting Harms Girls; Mothers' Obsession with Dieting Harms Sons as well as Daughters"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.