Food / Laura K. Egendorf, book editor.
Saved in:
| Contributors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Detroit :
Greenhaven Press,
2006.
|
| Series: | Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Is America's food supply safe?
- Mad cow disease threatens human health / Hightower Lowdown
- Mad cow disease is not a serious threat / Michael Fumento
- Genetically modified foods are safe / Gregory E. Pence
- Genetically modified foods are not safe / Martha Herbert
- Irradiation makes food safer / Robin Brett Parnes et al.
- Irradiation has limited benefits / Rose Marie Williams
- How should farms be operated?
- Animals should be treated more humanely on factory farms / Matthew Scully
- Animals are not mistreated on factory farms / Amy Garber, James Peters
- Organic farming should be pursued / Marika Alena McCauley, Laura Inouye
- Organic farming should not be pursued / John J. Miller
- Farm subsidies should be preserved / Karl Beitel
- Farm subsidies should be eliminated / Dennis T. Avery
- What causes obesity?
- Obesity is a disease / Steven Findlay
- Obesity is not a disease / Sonia Arrison
- Eating fast food causes obesity / Sharron Dalton
- Fast food should not be blamed for obesity / Todd G. Buchholz
- Lack of physical activity causes obesity / Richard Berman
- Economic factors contribute to obesity / Lisa Mancino, Biing-Hwan Lin, Nicole Ballenger
- School lunches cause childhood obesity / Barry Yeoman
- How can hunger be reduced?
- Government programs help reduce hunger / Roberto Salazar
- Government programs do not help reduce hunger / Trudy Lieberman
- Genetically modified foods can reduce hunger / James K. Glassman
- Genetically modified foods cannot reduce hunger / Paul Beingessner
- Reducing the consumption of meat will lessen hunger / Jeremy Rifkin
- Reducing the consumption of meat will not lessen hunger / Dennis T. Avery
- Nonprofit groups can help reduce hunger / National Anti-Hunger Organizations
- Faith-based charities are failing to reduce hunger / Joel Berg.