Product Description

(Hunter House) Author is the founder of the nutrition department at Harvard Univ., Boston. Discusses the hype surrounding nutrition. Uses dietary principles and scientific evidence to steer consumers clear of quackery and toward the basics of healthy eating and sound nutrition. Softcover, hardcover also available.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3037378 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From Library Journal
Stare and Whelan have excellent credentials; Stare, formerly of Harvard University, is cofounder, with Whelan, of the American Council on Science and Health, and between them they have written more than 40 books. Parts of their new work can be lauded and parts of it deplored. Much of it duplicates material found in other nutrition books, even while the authors fault these titles for doing the same. A condescending tone, apparently owing to a bias toward alternative forms of medicine, may deter readers who might have benefited from the book's more useful sections. The authors give "grades" to some of the books they have chosen to evaluate, based on a minute sampling of the material. Sometimes information is partial: for example, they say that olestra is a "new and promising boon for dieters" without noting that it may deplete some nutrients in the body. A chapter on how research is conducted by scientists may not interest the average reader. The authors' sound advice of "moderation, variety, and balance" is the best part of the book. Recommended where these authors are in demand.?Loraine F. Sweetland, IPS Information Problem Solvers, Crossville, TN
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended
The authors help the reader to develop a more balanced view of eating. Much of the information they present will be familiar to most readers. However, the book will help readers to identify the mainstream views of doctors and nutritionists, to justify those views and to apply them. This removes the confusion resulting from the proliferation of "fringe" diet books.

Horrible. Avoid.
The authors of this book have not reviewed the latest research on nutrition. Consequently, their book will not tell you more than you already know. If you know that vegetables are good for you, you don't need this book. That is all you will learn.