Taking sides : clashing views in food and nutrition / Janet M. Colson
Contributor(s): Colson, Janet M [editor].
Series: Publisher: [United States] : McGraw-Hill Education Create, [2017]Edition: Third edition.Description: iii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781259661631.Other title: Clashing views in food and nutrition | Food and nutrition.Subject(s): Nutrition | Public health -- United States | Physical fitness -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RA784 .T35 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000008002 |
Includes bibliographical references
Unit 1. The 'Dietary guidelines for Americans 2015' -- Will the government's dietary guidance improve health? -- Are the 2015 'Dietary guidelines' based on sound science? -- Should we eat less saturated fat? -- Should we eat less added sugars? -- Unit 2. Nutrition and health -- Can an overemphasis on eating health become unhealthy? -- Does a diet high in fructose increase body fat? -- Do Americans need vitamin D supplements? -- Does coconut oil provide health benefits? -- Should physicians use BMI to assess overall health? -- Unit 3. Our food supply -- Should all trans fat be banned in processed food? -- Are organic foods better than conventional foods? -- Does the world need genetically modified foods? -- Are probiotics and prebiotics beneficial in promoting health? -- Is modern wheat unhealthy? -- Should infant formulas contain synthetic ARA and DHA? -- Unit 4. Nutrition and food policy -- Should government control sodium levels in the food supply? -- Should government levy a "fat tax"? -- Can Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" initiative halt childhood obesity? -- Do pesticides cause birth defects and other health problems?