Health : opposing viewpoints /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Diego, Calif. :
Greenhaven Press : Thomson/Gale,
2004.
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| Series: | Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Table of Contents:
- Smoking is dangerous to human health / American Cancer Society
- The health risks of smoking have been exaggerated / Eric Boyd
- Obesity is a serious health problem / Tom Farley and Deborah Cohen
- The health risks of obesity have been exaggerated / Glenn Gaesser
- Vitamin supplements are beneficial / Jonny Bowden
- Vitamin supplements are usually unnecessary / Colin Brennan
- Exercise is beneficial / JoAnn Manson
- Exercise can be psychologically harmful / Rebecca Prussin, Philip Harvey, and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
- Ephedra causes serious health problems / James Guest and Marvin M. Lipman
- The health risks of ephedra have been exaggerated / Barbara Zeitlin Kravets
- Alternative therapies are beneficial / Susan Ince
- Alternative therapies are harmful / Roland J. Lamarine
- Homeopathic remedies are effective / Eric L. Foxman
- Homeopathic remedies are ineffective / Stephen Barrett
- Herbal supplements are beneficial / Anne McIntyre
- Herbal supplements can be harmful / John M. Allen
- Religious faith is associated with good health / Gregg Easterbrook
- Religious faith has not been proven to promote good health / Richard P. Sloan, Emilia Bagiella, and Tia Powell
- Junk-food taxes may encourage people to eat healthy foods / Hanna Rosin
- Junk-food taxes would be unfair and ineffective / Pamela Parseghian
- Government-funded single-payer health care would benefit America / Marcia Angell
- Government-funded single-payer health care would not benefit America / David C. MacDonald.