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Vitamin Politics

Author : John J. Fried
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780879752224
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Vitamin Politics written by John J. Fried and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysticism surrounding vitamin therapy, which can cure or control a plethora of medical problems, is explored. This revised edition contains expanded information on vitamins and cancer, and vitamin E (which is espoused for treating fibrocystic disease of the breast). Other chapters focus on: the treatment of schizophrenia with megadoses of vitamins; the use of nicotinic acid in orthomolecular psychiatry; and the success of megatherapy proponents who promote themselves and their theories. Vitamin C is discussed as the elixir for any one who wants to ward off the ravages of scurvy or fight the common cold. The interdependent and independent actions of vitamins are discussed and the final chapter explores the necessity of a daily vitamin. The information is designed to refute the misinformation and clarify the public conception about the value of vitamins. (kbc).

Natural Causes

Author : Dan Hurley
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767920430
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Natural Causes written by Dan Hurley and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting work of investigative journalism that charts the rise of the dietary supplement craze and reveals the dangerous—and sometimes deadly—side of these highly popular and completely unregulated products. Over 60 percent of Americans buy and take herbal and dietary supplements for all sorts of reasons—to prevent illness (vitamin C), to ease depression (St. John’s wort), to aid weight loss (ephedra), to boost the memory (ginkgo biloba), and even to cure cancer (shark cartilage, bloodroot)—despite the fact that few of these “natural” supplements have been proven to be safe or effective. The vitamin and herbal supplement industry generates over $20 billion a year by selling products that promise to cure or fix, but are produced and marketed essentially without oversight. And while the media has been quick to sensationalize the benefits of supplements, few have taken a hard look at the dangers posed by many of the remedies flooding the market today. Award-winning journalist Dan Hurley breaks the silence for the first time in Natural Causes. From the snake-oil salesmen of the early twentieth century, to rise of the health food movement in the sixties and seventies, Hurley charts the remarkable growth of an industry built largely on fraud, and reveals the backroom politics that led to the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, which effectively freed the industry from FDA oversight. In unprecedented detail, he shows how supplement manufacturers have concealed the truth about dozens of untested treatments and the shocking rise in deaths, disfigurements, and life-threatening injuries caused by products deceptively promoted as “safe and natural.” Most importantly, he provides a telling look at why, in an age of unprecedented scientific advancement, we continue to buy and believe in remedies for which little evidence exists—and why the supplements we take to promote our health may be doing far more harm than good. As Hurley shows, the dietary supplement craze may be one of the greatest swindles ever perpetrated on the American public—one that feeds billions of dollars each year into the pockets of lobbyists, politicians, and any charlatan who wants to slap a label on a bottle and tout it as the next big “natural cure.” Blending hard facts with spellbinding personal stories, Natural Causes is a must-read for anyone who has ever popped a multivitamin or an herb, and provides a hard-hitting, frightening look at a cultural trend that is out of control.

Man Cannot Live on Vitamins Alone

Author : Ph. D. Vic Shayne
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595236545
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book Man Cannot Live on Vitamins Alone written by Ph. D. Vic Shayne and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-07-24 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are corporate scientists and the supplement industry fooling us? Big business, politics and chemical manufacturers influence the course of health care—even so-called “natural” health care—more than most of us realize. Instead of understanding and appreciating natural foods and environmental health, we have been confused and misled to believe that scientists can improve on Nature without creating a dangerous chain reaction of side effects and toxicity. If you take vitamin supplements, Man Cannot Live on Vitamins Alone, by Dr. Vic Shayne, is a wake-up call that can save you and your family’s health. This critically-important, easy-to-read book scientifically proves that vitamins and other nutrients are nutritious only when still contained in their original foods. Supplements are either natural or they are not, and there’s nothing natural about a vitamin that has been extracted from a food or made in a laboratory. This book shows you how to tell the difference between real nutrition and foods that have been altered by science!

Vitamin C and Cancer

Author : Evelleen Richards
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349096067
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Vitamin C and Cancer written by Evelleen Richards and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991-06-18 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the development and rejection of vitamin C as a treatment for cancer, this text also explores the evaluation process of such a contentious treatment. Based on social, economic and financial considerations, it sees these decisions as political rather than objective assessments.

The Vitamin A Story

Author : R.D. Semba
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 331802189X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Vitamin A Story written by R.D. Semba and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how vitamin A deficiency – before the vitamin was known to scientists – affected millions of people throughout history. It is a story of sailors and soldiers, penniless mothers, orphaned infants, and young children left susceptible to blindness and fatal infections. We also glimpse the fortunate ones who, with ample vitamin A-rich food, escaped this elusive stalker. Why were people going blind and dying? To unravel this puzzle, scientists around the world competed over the course of a century. Their persistent efforts led to the identification of vitamin A and its essential role in health. As a primary focus of today’s international public health efforts, vitamin A has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But, we discover, they could save many more were it not for obstacles erected by political and ideological zealots who lack a historical perspective of the problem. Although exhaustively researched and documented, this book is written for intellectually curious lay readers as well as for specialists. Public health professionals, nutritionists, and historians of science and medicine have much to learn from this book about the cultural and scientific origins of their disciplines. Likewise, readers interested in military and cultural history will learn about the interaction of health, society, science, and politics. The author’s presentation of vitamin A deficiency is likely to become a classic case study of health disparities in the past as well as the present.

Politics and Science in the Vitamin C and Cancer Controversy

Author : E. Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (134 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Science in the Vitamin C and Cancer Controversy written by E. Richards and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vitamin, Mineral, and Diet Supplements

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Public Health and Environment
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis Vitamin, Mineral, and Diet Supplements by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Public Health and Environment

Download or read book Vitamin, Mineral, and Diet Supplements written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Public Health and Environment and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Food Politics

Author : Marion Nestle
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520934466
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Food Politics written by Marion Nestle and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics laid the groundwork for today's food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This pathbreaking, prize-winning book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why.

Pills, Profits, and Politics

Author : Milton Silverman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520030503
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Pills, Profits, and Politics written by Milton Silverman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Edible Histories, Cultural Politics

Author : Franca Iacovetta
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442661518
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Edible Histories, Cultural Politics written by Franca Iacovetta and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-11-07 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as the Canada's rich past resists any singular narrative, there is no such thing as a singular Canadian food tradition. This new book explores Canada's diverse food cultures and the varied relationships that Canadians have had historically with food practices in the context of community, region, nation and beyond. Based on findings from menus, cookbooks, government documents, advertisements, media sources, oral histories, memoirs, and archival collections, Edible Histories offers a veritable feast of original research on Canada's food history and its relationship to culture and politics. This exciting collection explores a wide variety of topics, including urban restaurant culture, ethnic cuisines, and the controversial history of margarine in Canada. It also covers a broad time-span, from early contact between European settlers and First Nations through the end of the twentieth century. Edible Histories intertwines information of Canada's 'foodways' – the practices and traditions associated with food and food preparation – and stories of immigration, politics, gender, economics, science, medicine and religion. Sophisticated, culturally sensitive, and accessible, Edible Histories will appeal to students, historians, and foodies alike.

Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309069491
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-08-27 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series of quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) is the newest framework for an expanded approach developed by U.S. and Canadian scientists. This book discusses in detail the role of vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and the carotenoids in human physiology and health. For each nutrient the committee presents what is known about how it functions in the human body, which factors may affect how it works, and how the nutrient may be related to chronic disease. Dietary Reference Intakes provides reference intakes, such as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for use in planning nutritionally adequate diets for different groups based on age and gender, along with a new reference intake, the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), designed to assist an individual in knowing how much is "too much" of a nutrient.

Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030906029X
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-03-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Micronutrient malnutrition affects approximately 2 billion people worldwide. The adverse effects of micronutrient deficiencies are profound and include premature death, poor health, blindness, growth stunting, mental retardation, learning disabilities, and low work capacity. Preventing Micronutrient Deficiencies provides a conceptual framework based on past experience that will allow funders to tailor programs to existing regional/country capabilities and to incorporate within these programs the capacity to address multiple strategies (i.e., supplementation/fortification/food-based approaches/public health measures) and multiple micronutrient deficiencies. The book does not offer recommendations on how to alleviate specific micronutrient deficienciesâ€"such recommendations are already available through the publications of diverse organizations, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Micronutrient Initiative, World Bank, United Nations Childrens' Fund, and the World Health Organization. Instead, this volume examines key elements in the design and implementation of micronutrient interventions, including such issues as: The importance of iron, vitamin A, and iodine to health. Populations at risk for micronutrient deficiency. Options for successful interventions and their cost. The feasibility of involving societal sectors in the planning and implementation of interventions. Characteristics of successful interventions. The book also contains three in-depth background papers that address the prevention of deficiencies of iron, vitamin A, and iodine.

Dietary Supplements

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Dietary Supplements by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness

Download or read book Dietary Supplements written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Dietary Supplements

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Dietary Supplements written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Foods, Nutrients and Food Ingredients with Authorised EU Health Claims

Author : Michele Sadler
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081010060
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Foods, Nutrients and Food Ingredients with Authorised EU Health Claims written by Michele Sadler and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foods, Nutrients and Food Ingredients with Authorized EU Health Claims, Volume Three, provides an overview of how health claims are regulated in the European Union, along with detailed scientific and regulatory information about permitted health claims for foods and ingredients. The latest volume in this series focuses on regulatory coverage from EC 1924/2006, including the most recently authorized claims. Topics discussed include sections on the Authorized reduction of disease risk claims, including calcium, calcium with Vitamin D, Vitamin D, Folic Acid, Limicol® and MUFA and PUFA., health claims based on emerging science, recent regulatory announcements, and finally, general function claims. The book represents the go-to resource for R&D managers and technical managers in the food and beverage and dietary supplements industry, product development managers, health professionals and academic researchers in the field. Provides a comprehensive overview of foods and food substances that have achieved approved health claims in Europe under Regulation EC 1924/2006 Covers properties and applications of each ingredient, as well as evidence for the health claim and how it benefits consumers Outlines the importance of each claim in product development and marketing, and in regulatory issues, such as conditions of use

Vitamania

Author : Catherine Price
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 0143108158
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Vitamania written by Catherine Price and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Vitamania, award-winning journalist Catherine Price takes readers on a lively journey through the past, present and future of the mysterious micronutrients known as human vitamins -- an adventure that includes poison squads and political maneuvering, irradiated sheep grease and smuggled rats. Part history, part science, part personal exploration, Price's witty and engaging book reveals how vitamins have profoundly shaped our attitudes toward eating, and investigates the emerging science of how what we eat might affect our offspring for generations to come.--AMAZON.

Pills, Profits, and Politics

Author : Milton M. Silverman
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520328892
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Pills, Profits, and Politics written by Milton M. Silverman and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.