Can diets be harmful? / Amy Francis, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francis, Amy, editor.

Series:

At issue. Health.

At issue. Health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reducing diets--Health aspects.

Reducing diets.

Diet in disease.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 pages).

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]

Summary:

Provides a wide range of opinions on a specific social issue. Offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research.

Contents:

1. Low-carb, high-fat diets are dangerous / Ben Greenfield

2. High-fat diets are not dangerous / Michelle Henry

3. Paleo diets are safe for kids / Neely Quinn

4. Children should not diet / Yoni Freedhoff

5. The typical american diet is dangerous for children / Amanda Chan

6. The high-calorie american diet has created a health crisis / Chris Woolston

7. Low-calorie diets create health problems / Shan Guisinger

8. Detox diets are harmful / Jill Richardson

9. Fad diets can become eating disorders / Kathryn Diss

10. Diets based on appearance are dangerous / Jenny Chen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780737776263

0737776269

OCLC:

946078406