Reference Reviews

Reference for Students

Can Diets Be Harmful? Edited by Ron Lankford. Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press Thomson Gale, 2007. 1 vol. 115 p. $28.70. ISBN 10: 0-7377-3397-7; ISBN 13: 978-0-7377-3397-6.

Students who are researching the need for better eating habits in America will find articles such as “Diet Misinformation Leads to Unhealthy Choices,” “Sticking to One Diet Improves Health,” “Dieting Causes Children to Gain Weight,” “Children Need an Age-Appropriate Diet,” “Dieting Leads to Eating Disorders” and “A Vegetarian Diet Does Not Lead to Eating Disorders.” They may be pleased to find “Fast Food Can Be a Part of a Healthy Diet.” Teachers asking students to research a healthy food lifestyle will find this book most helpful.