Controversies in food and nutrition / Myrna Chandler Goldstein and Mark A. Goldstein.

ISBN:

9780313317873

Title:

Author:

Goldstein, Myrna Chandler, 1948-

Personal Author:

Goldstein, Myrna Chandler, 1948-

Publication Information:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Physical Description:

viii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Contemporary controversies,

Series Title:

Contemporary controversies, 1522-2047

Contents:

1. Food Additives -- 2. Food Irradiation -- 3. Vegetarian/Vegan Diets -- 4. Animal Growth Hormones -- 5. Imported Food -- 6. Life-Enhancing/Life-Threatening Foods -- 7. Food Labeling -- 8. Hidden Ingredients in Food -- 9. Large Doses of Vitamins -- 10. Fast Foods -- 11. Antioxidants -- 12. Organic Foods -- 13. High-Protein Diets -- 14. Popular Diets -- 15. Genetically Modified Foods.

Subject Term:

Food.

Nutrition.

Added Author:

Goldstein, Mark A. (Mark Allan), 1947-

Format:

Books

Publication Date:

2002

Publication Information:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

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You can never have too many vitamins, until they kill you. Eat meat, but avoid beef, chicken, turkey, and pork. Packaged foods are more efficiently preserved than they were 100 years ago--but should we actually eat the stuff? Consumers are besieged with conflicting messages about food and nutrition, making it difficult for the average customer to know what to believe. Is anything safe at McDonald's? Do carbohydrates cause obesity? This provocative new resource explores 15 common controversies in the field of food and nutrition.

The authors explain the varying opinions and underlying issues that surround these debates, shedding new light on tensions over popular diets, fast food, and vegetarianism. Readers will gain a better understanding of these arguments and learn of the controversies surrounding lesser known topics as well, such as food irradiation, organic and imported food, vitamin supplementation, animal growth hormones, and more. Hot topics such as mad cow disease, high-protein diets, food allergies, and genetic modifications are clearly presented. This resource is perfect for high school and college students, as well as the general public.

Author Notes

MYRNA CHANDLER GOLDSTEIN has been a freelance writer and independent scholar for two decades. Her website is Doing Good, While Doing Business: Support Socially Responsible Companies (www.changethemold.com). She is the author of Boys into Men , Controversies in Food and Nutrition , and Controversies in the Practice of Medicine with Greenwood Press.

MARK A. GOLDSTEIN, M.D. is Chief of Pediatrics and Student Health Services at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. with Chandler Goldstein, he is the co-author of Controversies in the Practice of Medicine (Greenwood, 2001) and Boys into Men: Staying Healthy Through the Teen Years (Greenwood, 2000).

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This title in the Contemporary Controversies series examines varying opinions on topics such as food additives, fast foods, and high-protein diets. The series is designed for high-school and college students.

Choice Review

As everyone knows, the fields of food and nutrition are filled with controversies. What are the best diets? Should we take vitamins? Are irradiated and genetically modified foods safe? Independent scholar Myrna Goldstein and Mark Goldstein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have looked into these controversies and offer many insights. In most cases, both sides of the controversy are presented. The authors have obviously done a lot of research, as the book is filled with references, and they do an excellent job of laying out the facts. Many controversial subjects are tackled, including the safety and effectiveness of the controversial Atkins diet. Other popular diets, food additives, fast foods, and hidden ingredients in foods are among the topics discussed. For anyone confused about the barrage of messages we get every day about nutrition, this is an excellent book. Each chapter includes a list of references and Internet sites with additional information. Thoroughly enjoyable to read, the book is designed as a high school or college reference text, but it would also interest the general public. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. General readers; lower- and upper-division undergraduates; faculty. B. R. Parker emeritus, Idaho State University

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
1. Food Additives	p. 1
2. Food Irradiation	p. 25
3. Vegetarian/Vegan Diets	p. 43
4. Animal Growth Hormones	p. 65
5. Imported Food	p. 81
6. Life-Enhancing/Life-Threatening Foods	p. 99
7. Food Labeling	p. 119
8. Hidden Ingredients in Food	p. 133
9. Large Doses of Vitamins	p. 147
10. Fast Foods	p. 163
11. Antioxidants	p. 171
12. Organic Foods	p. 191
13. High-Protein Diets	p. 203
14. Popular Diets	p. 215
15. Genetically Modified Foods	p. 231
Index	p. 249

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