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Examining the most controversial foods and ingredients, this book provides an objective, well-balanced look at their health benefits and risks. It equips readers with the information they need to make their own informed decisions about what they eat. Most people aspire to eat healthy, but what exactly does that mean? While some foods like vegetables are universally acknowledged as beneficial, and others like added sugars are widely condemned, many foods have a more controversial reputation. Debating Your Plate: The Most Controversial Foods and Ingredients offers in-depth coverage of some of the most hotly-debated items on grocery store shelves and dinner plates. Each entry provides thorough background and contextual information before examining the unique issues and controversies that surround that food or ingredient. Written in clear, unbiased language, the book allows readers to form their own opinions about which items to include in their diet and which to avoid. On a larger scale, the book also examines why nutrition science is so prone to controversy and ambiguity, and it offers readers guidance on how to evaluate health claims for themselves.
List of contents
Introduction
Why Is Nutrition So Controversial?
The History of Food Controversies
How to Evaluate Nutrition Research and Health Claims
Foods and IngredientsArtificial Flavorings
Artificial Food Colors
Artificial Sweeteners
Bottled Water
Caffeine
Carbonated Beverages
Carrageenan
Chocolate
Coconut Oil
Cruciferous Vegetables
Dairy Products
Eggs
Essential Oils
Farm-Raised Fish and Seafood
Fruit and Vegetables Juices
Genetically Modified Foods
Gluten
Grains
Grass-Fed Beef
Green Tea
Guar Gum
Olive Oil
Organic Foods
Phosphorus-Containing Food Additives
Plant-Based Meats
Probiotics
Raw Milk
Red Meat
Salt
Saturated Fat
Soy
Sugar Alcohols
Superfoods
Vegetable Oil
Wine
Xanthan Gum
Glossary
Directory of Resources
Index
About the author
Randi Minetor, MA, is an author and medical journalist with Western New York Physician magazine. She has written more than 60 books, including Blowing Up: The Psychology of Conflict (2017) and Medical Tests in Context: Innovations and Insights (2019).
