Bad Foods

Informationen zum Autor Michael Oakes Klappentext Bad Foods traces how the food nutrients fat! salt! and sugar have acquired negative reputations as well as the origins of controversies and outright misconceptions of the dangers of these nutrients. It also explores confusion that can in part be attributed to biased media coverage about foods. Modern Americans are routinely bombarded with information about the health value of certain foods and the dangers of others. Frequently! health information about certain nutrients receives exaggerated coverage (e.g.! dietary fat) while the importance of other nutrients gets ignored (e.g.! vitamins and minerals). Moreover! the public is confused because health information about foods is often perceived as contradictory. While some readers may be startled by the authors challenge to sacred beliefs about foods! others will see honesty in his research and the writing and recognie the social benefits of examining our beliefs about foods. Zusammenfassung Bad Foods demonstrates how a variety of historical or political events and personalities have shaped our current views of good nutrition Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments1. What's in a Name?2. We Are What We Eat3. The Fat is in the Fire4. The Worth of One's Salt5. Sowing Sugar's Bitter Harvest6. Four of America's Legendary FavoritesConclusionIndex

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Michael Oakes

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Bad Foods traces how the food nutrients fat, salt, and sugar have acquired negative reputations as well as the origins of controversies and outright misconceptions of the dangers of these nutrients. It also explores confusion that can in part be attributed to biased media coverage about foods. Modern Americans are routinely bombarded with information about the health value of certain foods and the dangers of others. Frequently, health information about certain nutrients receives exaggerated coverage (e.g., dietary fat) while the importance of other nutrients gets ignored (e.g., vitamins and minerals). Moreover, the public is confused because health information about foods is often perceived as contradictory. While some readers may be startled by the authors challenge to sacred beliefs about foods, others will see honesty in his research and the writing and recognie the social benefits of examining our beliefs about foods.

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Bad Foods demonstrates how a variety of historical or political events and personalities have shaped our current views of good nutrition

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Acknowledgments

1. What's in a Name?
2. We Are What We Eat
3. The Fat is in the Fire
4. The Worth of One's Salt
5. Sowing Sugar's Bitter Harvest
6. Four of America's Legendary Favorites
   Conclusion
   Index