The betrayal of health
Subtitle: the impact of nutrition, environment, and lifestyle on illness in America
By: Joseph D. Beasley.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Social medicine -- United States.; Medical care -- United States.; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
Description: Analyzes America's social and health-care problems. Offers evidence that our bad nutrition, reliance on stimulants, drug and alcohol abuse, and ruined air and water not only have undermined personal health but also have contributed to the destruction of the social fabric; and that, having rendered ourselves toxic and malnourished, we have witnessed not only high infant mortality rates but illiteracy, learning disabilities, and other persistent diseases and syndromes. Discusses the link between sickness and society, between chronic disease and social disorder. Proposes a model for a new bio-behavioral approach to our medical and social ills, and presents the reader with information and tools to effect change on a personal and national level.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-259) and index.