Healthy Foods: Fact Versus Fiction [Hardcover]

This book presents research findings about 50 foods that are commonly touted as healthy and educates readers about the medical problems they purportedly alleviate or help prevent.

It is always in the best interest of those who market foods to make grandiose claims regarding their nutritional value, regardless of whether actual scientific proof exists to support such a claim. Even diligent and educated consumers often have difficulty discerning facts from mere theory or pure marketing hype.

As the incidence of childhood obesity in the United States continues to increase at an alarming rate and food costs skyrocket, this book arrives at a perfect time for health-conscious consumers, providing an authoritative reference for anyone looking to make wise eating decisions at home, work, school, or in restaurants.Healthy Foods: Fact versus Fictionis the result of a collaborative effort between a medical doctor and an award-winning journalist and author on nutrition. This book provides actual research findings to shed light on the true benefits of the most popular health foodsand in some cases, debunk misconceptions surrounding certain foods.

Myrna Chandler Goldsteinis an independent scholar and writer who has won awards in journalism as well as theCHOICEOutstanding Academic Title Award.

Mark A. Goldstein, MD, is chief of the division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.

Thoroughly 'reader-friendly' and enhanced with the inclusion of a glossary and an index,Healthy Foods: Fact Versus Fictionis ideal for both school and community Food & Nutritional Health instructional reference collections. Midwest Book Review

This book will appeal to a wide range of health-conscious readers, even those with little time for in-depth study. It is highly recommended for public libraries, although school and even academic libraries will likely see il6