Panic Nation - Uncovering the Myths We've Been Told About Food and Health
Pick up a newspaper or turn on the television, and you'll hear about a new health or food scare every week. Whether it's British beef, the MMR vaccine, or sunlight itself, there's always someone warning you that you and your family are at risk from an everyday activity that was once harmless. We're told that the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the medication we take are poisoning our bodies. Yet, while there's growing skepticism about health guidelines, lifestyle, and diet, the truth is that we're living longer, healthier lives, and science has advanced to a point where medicine and surgery are safer and more effective than ever before. So where does the truth lie? Who do we believe? How do we know if someone's advice is worth listening to? As responsible citizens, we cannot ignore every report that is published... But many of the scientific axioms that have been repeated endlessly as indisputable facts are preferable to urban legends that have no support from the scientific community to which they are usually attributed... From anthrax to salt to transmissible encephalopathy to reckless drinking, from genetically modified crops to accelerated labeling and regulation, from fad diets to school meals, *A Nation's Panic* goes beyond the terrifying headlines to reveal the truth about good health and bad science, weaving its way through the myths to tell you what you need to know and leave you free to choose.
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Panic Nation - Uncovering the Myths We've Been Told About Food and Health
Pick up a newspaper or turn on the television, and you'll hear about a new health or food scare every week. Whether it's British beef, the MMR vaccine, or sunlight itself, there's always someone warning you that you and your family are at risk from an everyday activity that was once harmless. We're told that the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the medication we take are poisoning our bodies. Yet, while there's growing skepticism about health guidelines, lifestyle, and diet, the truth is that we're living longer, healthier lives, and science has advanced to a point where medicine and surgery are safer and more effective than ever before. So where does the truth lie? Who do we believe? How do we know if someone's advice is worth listening to? As responsible citizens, we cannot ignore every report that is published... But many of the scientific axioms that have been repeated endlessly as indisputable facts are preferable to urban legends that have no support from the scientific community to which they are usually attributed... From anthrax to salt to transmissible encephalopathy to reckless drinking, from genetically modified crops to accelerated labeling and regulation, from fad diets to school meals, *A Nation's Panic* goes beyond the terrifying headlines to reveal the truth about good health and bad science, weaving its way through the myths to tell you what you need to know and leave you free to choose.
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Panic Nation - Uncovering the Myths We've Been Told About Food and Health

Panic Nation - Uncovering the Myths We've Been Told About Food and Health

by Vincent Marx
Panic Nation - Uncovering the Myths We've Been Told About Food and Health
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Panic Nation - Uncovering the Myths We've Been Told About Food and Health

by Vincent Marx

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Pick up a newspaper or turn on the television, and you'll hear about a new health or food scare every week. Whether it's British beef, the MMR vaccine, or sunlight itself, there's always someone warning you that you and your family are at risk from an everyday activity that was once harmless. We're told that the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the medication we take are poisoning our bodies. Yet, while there's growing skepticism about health guidelines, lifestyle, and diet, the truth is that we're living longer, healthier lives, and science has advanced to a point where medicine and surgery are safer and more effective than ever before. So where does the truth lie? Who do we believe? How do we know if someone's advice is worth listening to? As responsible citizens, we cannot ignore every report that is published... But many of the scientific axioms that have been repeated endlessly as indisputable facts are preferable to urban legends that have no support from the scientific community to which they are usually attributed... From anthrax to salt to transmissible encephalopathy to reckless drinking, from genetically modified crops to accelerated labeling and regulation, from fad diets to school meals, *A Nation's Panic* goes beyond the terrifying headlines to reveal the truth about good health and bad science, weaving its way through the myths to tell you what you need to know and leave you free to choose.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789960548920
Publisher: Obeikan
Publication date: 07/05/2025
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 352
File size: 6 MB
Age Range: 16 - 18 Years
Language: Arabic
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