Health
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Auriana Ojeda, book editor.
Contributors: Ojeda, Auriana, 1977-
Series: Opposing viewpoints; Oposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego [Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Health -- Miscellanea
Genres: Miscellanea.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Smoking is dangerous to human health / American Cancer Society; title: The health risks of smoking have been exaggerated / Eric Boyd; title: Obesity is a serious health problem / Tom Farley and Deborah Cohen; title: The health risks of obesity have been exaggerated / Glenn Gaesser; title: Vitamin supplements are beneficial / Jonny Bowden; title: Vitamin supplements are usually unnecessary / Colin Brennan; title: Exercise is beneficial / JoAnn Manson; title: Exercise can be psychologically harmful / Rebecca Prussin, Philip Harvey, and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo; title: Ephedra causes serious health problems / James Guest and Marvin M. Lipman; title: The health risks of ephedra have been exaggerated / Barbara Zeitlin Kravets; title: Alternative therapies are beneficial / Susan Ince; title: Alternative therapies are harmful / Roland J. Lamarine; title: Homeopathic remedies are effective / Eric L. Foxman; title: Homeopathic remedies are ineffective / Stephen Barrett; title: Herbal supplements are beneficial / Anne McIntyre; title: Herbal supplements can be harmful / John M. Allen; title: Religious faith is associated with good health / Gregg Easterbrook; title: Religious faith has not been proven to promote good health / Richard P. Sloan, Emilia Bagiella, and Tia Powell; title: Junk-food taxes may encourage people to eat healthy foods / Hanna Rosin; title: Junk-food taxes would be unfair and ineffective / Pamela Parseghian; title: Government-funded single-payer health care would benefit America / Marcia Angell; title: Government-funded single-payer health care would not benefit America / David C. MacDonald.