Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Antioxidants -- Bottled water -- Fast food -- Fats -- Wild versus farm-raised fish -- Food labeling -- Genetically engineered dairy products -- Genetically modified foods -- Hidden ingredients in food -- Imported food -- Life-enhancing/life-threatening foods -- Not just cow's milk -- Organic foods -- Popular diets -- Raw food -- Vegetarian and vegan diets.

From the publisher: Is any food safe? Will mad cow disease kill us all? How many calories are really in your restaurant Caesar salad? Modern consumers are besieged with conflicting messages about food and nutrition, making it difficult for the lay person to know what to believe. This no-nonsense resource explores the latest controversies in the field of food and nutrition, presenting readers with the varying opinions and underlying facts that fuel these debates. Fifteen chapters focus on hot topics like organic food, bottled water, and deadly bacterial outbreaks as well as lesser known issues such as food irradiation, vitamin supplementation, animal growth hormones, and more.

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