Nutrition

AvSharon K. Zoumbaris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Nutrition addresses the most hotly debated topics in the news today: obesity, food safety, irradiation, and vegetarianism and also describes the currently accepted principles of good nutrition for men, women, and children.Despite the abundance of advice on food and diet, more Americans are obese than ever before, diabetes rates are skyrocketing, and more foods are recalled due to contamination. It is high-time for non-biased answers to the question of what is healthy and safe to eat. Nutrition provides those answers. The book explains basic guidelines for healthy eating, along with the government's role in nutrition. It examines the issues of food safety and technology and the debates about genetically modified foods, organic foods, and vegetarian dining. Food bans, such as those on transfats are discussed, as are vitamins and supplements. After tracing the history of the study of nutrition and identifying principal researchers, the book examines seven major controversies in nutrition today. This basic guide to healthy eating will give both students and adults the tools they need to choose a diet that is healthy and safe.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-07-23
Mått:156 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt:539 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Health and Medical Issues Today
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313349850

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Sharon Zoumbaris is an independent scholar. Her published works include Greenwood's Encyclopedia of Diet Fads with Marjolijin Bijlefeld.

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This reference for students in high school and up addresses seven controversial issues in nutrition: food irradiation, genetically modified food, vitamins and supplements, vegetarianism, organic food, food safety, and bands on fast food and junk food. Background chapters give a brief history of the study of nutrition and the future of nutrigenomics, outline basic principles of nutrition, and explain currently accepted principles of good nutrition for men, women, and children. A section of references and resources includes annotated primary source documents, a nutrition timeline, a directory of organizations, and a glossary. A few B&W photos are also included.

Innehållsförteckning

Series ForewordPrefaceIntroductionSection One: Overview1 A Brief History of Nutrition and the Future of Nutrigenomics2 Basics and Principles of Nutrition and Its Practitioners3 Nutrition Guidelines and the Government's RoleSection Two: Controversies and Issues Relating to Nutrition4 Food Irradiation: Past Its Shelf Life?5 Genetically Modified Food: Are We Playing God?6 Vitamins and Supplements: A Love-Hate Relationship7 Vegetarians: You Are What You Eat8 Organic Food: Better or Just More Expensive?9 From the Field to the Table: How Safe Is Our Food?10 Bans on Fast Food and Junk Food: Who Wins, Who Loses?Section Three: References and ResourcesA Annotated Primary Source DocumentsB Nutrition TimelineC Directory of OrganizationsNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex