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TITLE |
Can diets be harmful? / Christine Watkins, book editor. |
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IMPRINT |
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2012. |
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DESCRIPTION |
101 p. ; 24 cm. |
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SERIES |
At issue. Health. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-97) and index. |
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SUMMARY |
"Can Diets Be Harmful?: Dieting Can Cause Health Problems; Calorie Restriction Improves and Extends Life; Claims that Calorie Restricted Diets Extend Life Are Exaggerated; Vegetarian Diets Help Prevent Disease; Vegetarian Diets Can Be Problematic; Vegetarian Diets Do Not Adversely Affect Athletes; Fad Diets Promote Unhealthy Eating Habits; Fat Acceptance Promotes Well-Being; Fasting and Juice Cleansing Can Heal the Body; Fasting and Cleansing Diets Can Be Physically Dangerous; Broad Eating Patterns Are Healthier than Restrictive Diets; The Emphasis on Dieting Harms Girls; Mothers' Obsession with Dieting Harms Sons as well as Daughters"-- Provided by publisher. |
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SUBJECT |
Diet in disease. |
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SUBJECT |
Reducing diets -- Health aspects. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Liberal Studies -- Public Health. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Watkins, Christine, 1951-. |
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ISBN |
9780737755572. |