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| Preface | |
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| Correlation Guide | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Nutrition Guidelines And Recommendations | |
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| Can All Foods Fit Into a Healthy Diet? | |
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| Yes:Susan Nitzke and Jeanne Freeland-Graves, from "Position of the American Dietetic Association: Total Diet Approach to Communicating Food and Nutrition Information," Journal of the American Dietetic Association (July 2007) | |
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| No: Suzanne Havala, from Good Foods, Bad Foods: What's Left to Eat? (Chronimed Publishing, 1998) | |
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| Is the Dietary Guideline for Sodium Realistic? | |
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| Yes: Institute of Medicine, from "Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States: Brief Report," The National Academies Press (April 2010) | |
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| No: Michael Moss, from "The Hard Sell on Salt," The New York Times (May 29, 2010) | |
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| Can an Overemphasis on Eating Healthy Become Unhealthy? | |
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| Yes: Lindsey Getz, from "Orthorexia: When Eating Healthy Becomes an Unhealthy Obsession," Today's Dietitian (June 2009) | |
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| No: Chris Woolston, from "What's Wrong With the American Diet?" Consumer Health Interactive (October 28, 2009) | |
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| Nutrition And Health | |
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| Does "Trans Fats-Free" Mean a Food Is Heart-Healthy? | |
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| Yes: Lindsey Getz, from "A Burger and Fries (Hold the Trans Fats)�Restaurants Respond to Demand for Healthier Oils," Today's Dietitian (February 2009) | |
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| No: Joseph Mercola, from "Interesterified Fat: Is It Worse Than Trans Fat?" Mercola.com (March 5, 2009) | |
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| Does a Diet High in Fructose Increase Body Fat? | |
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| Yes: Joseph Mercola, from "This Harmful Food Product Is Changing Its Name�Don't Get Swindled," Mercola.com (October 1, 2010) | |
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| No: Corn Refiners Association, from "Questions & Answers about High Fructose Corn Syrup" (August 2008) | |
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| Yes: Silk Soy Nutrition Center, from "Health Benefits of Soy," Soy Nutrition (2009) | |
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| No: Cornucopia Institute, from "Behind the Bean: The Heroes and Charlatans of the Natural and Organic Soy Foods Industry, the Social, Environmental, and Health Impacts of Soy," Cornucopia Institute (2009) | |
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| Diet, Physical Activity, And Weight Maintenance | |
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| Should Physicians Use BMI to Assess Overall Health? | |
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| Yes: Jeremy Singer-Vine, from "Beyond BMI: Why Doctors Won't Stop Using an Outdated Measure for Obesity," Slate (July 20, 2009) | |
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| No: Keith Devlin, from "Do You Believe in Fairies, Unicorns, or the BMI?" Mathematical Association of America, http://www.maa.org/ devli/devlin_05_09.html (May 2009) | |
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| Do Americans Need Vitamin D Supplements ? | |
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| Yes: Jane Brody, from "What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D," The New York Times (July 26, 2010) | |
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| No: Institute of Medicine, from "Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D," The National Academies Press (November 30, 2010) | |
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| Does Obesity Cause a Decline in Life Expectancy? | |
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| Yes: Samuel H. Preston, from "Deadweight?�The Influence of Obesity on Longevity," The New England Journal of Medicine (March 17, 2007) | |
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| No: Paul Campos, from "The Weighting Game: Why Being Fat Isn't Bad for You," The New Republic (January 13, 2003) | |
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| Our Food Supply | |
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| Are Organic Foods Better Than Conventional Foods? | |
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| Yes: Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow, from "10 Reasons Why Organic Can Feed the World" The Ecologist (March 2008) | |
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| No: Mark Bittman, from "Eating Food That's Better for You, Organic or Not?" The New York Times (March 22, 2009) | |
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| Does the World Need Genetically Modified Foods? | |
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| Yes: Henry I. Miller and Gregory Conko, from "Scary Food," Policy Review (June/July 2006) | |
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| No: Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow, from "10 Reasons Genetically Modified Foods Cannot [Feed the World]," The Ecologist (March 2008) | |
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| Are Probiotics and Prebiotics Beneficial in Promoting Health? | |
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| Yes: Anneli Rufus, from "Poop Is the Most Important Indicator of Your Health," AlterNet (March 27, 2010) | |
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| No: Peta Bee, from "Probiotics, Not So Friendly After All?" The Times (London) (November 10, 2008) | |
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| Should Energy Drinks Be Banned? | |
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| Yes: Chad J. Reissig, Eric C. Strain and Roland R. Griffiths, from "Caffeinated Energy Drinks�A Growing Problem," Drug and Alcohol Dependence (January 2009) | |
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| No: Ellen Coleman, from "Back to the Grind: The Return of Caffeine as an Ergogenic Aid," Today's Dietitian (March 2009) | |
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| Food And Nutrition Policy | |
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| Is Hunger in America a Real Problem? | |
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| Yes: Joel Berg, from "Hunger in the U.S.: A Problem as American as Apple Pie," AlterNet (February 4, 2009) | |
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| No: Sam Dolnick, from "The Obesity-Hunger Paradox," The New York Times (March 12, 2010) | |
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| Should Government Levy a Fat Tax? | |
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| Yes: Kelly D. Brownell, et al., from "The Public Health and Economic Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages" The New England Journal of Medicine (October 15, 2009) | |
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| No: Daniel Engber, from "Let Them Drink Water! What a Fat Tax Really Means for America" Slate (September 21, 2009) | |
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| Can Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" Initiative Halt Childhood Obesity? | |
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| Yes: White House Press Release, from "First Lady Michelle Obama Launches Let's Move: America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids" (February 9, 2010) | |
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| No: Michele Simon, from "Michelle Obama's Let's Move�Will It Move Industry?" AlterNet (March 14, 2010) | |
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| Nutrition Concerns of Pregnant Women And Infants | |
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| Is It Necessary for Pregnant Women to Completely Abstain from All Alcoholic Beverages? | |
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| Yes: Phyllida Brown, from "Drinking for Two," New Scientist (July 1, 2006) | |
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| No: Julia Moskin, from "The Weighty Responsibility of Drinking for Two," The New York Times (November 29, 2006) | |
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| Should Infant Formulas Contain Synthetic ARA and DHA? | |
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| Yes: Haley C. Stevens and Mardi K. Mountford, MPH, from "Infant Formula and DHA/ARA," International Formula Council (IFC) Statement on DHA/ARA and Infant Formula, (http://www .infantformula.org/news-room/press-releases-and-statements/ infant-formula-and-dha/ara) (Press release, March 1, 2008) | |
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| No: Ari LeVaux, from "Dangerous Hype: Infant Formula Companies Claim They Can Make Babies 'Smarter,'" AlterNet (http://www.alternet.org/health/143369) (October 20, 2009) | |
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| Is Breast-Feeding the Best Way to Feed Babies? | |
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| Yes: Pat Thomas, from "Suck on This," The Ecologist (May 2006) | |
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| No: Hanna Rosin, from "The Case Against Breast-Feeding," The Atlantic (April 2009) | |
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| Contributors | |