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Author Goldstein, Myrna Chandler, 1948-

Title Healthy foods : fact versus fiction / Myrna Chandler Goldstein and Mark A. Goldstein
Published Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2010]
©2010

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 MELB  641.3 Gol/Hff  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Almonds -- Apples -- Avocados -- Bananas -- Barley -- Bell peppers -- Black beans -- Blueberries -- Brazil nuts -- Broccoli -- Buckwheat -- Cabbage -- Capers -- Carrots -- Celery -- Cherries -- Chickpeas -- Chocolate -- Cranberries -- Dried plums -- Eggs -- Flaxseeds -- Garlic -- Ginger -- Grapefruit -- Grapes -- Kale -- Kiwis -- Lemons and limes -- Lentils -- Macadamia nuts -- Mushrooms -- Oats -- Olive oil -- Onions -- Oranges -- Pears -- Pineapples -- Pomegranates -- Pumpkins -- Sardines -- Sea vegetables -- Sesame seeds -- Soy -- Spinach -- Sunflower seeds -- Tea -- Tomatoes -- Turnips -- Walnuts
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Food.
Nutrition.
Author Goldstein, Mark A. (Mark Allan), 1947-
LC no. 2010013684
ISBN 0313380961 (hard copy : alk. paper)
031338097X (ebook)
9780313380969 (hard copy : alk. paper)
9780313380976 (ebook)