The book is designed to bridge the gap between medical textbooks and the fad books that dominate the popular literature.  Divided into sections, the book is readable at two different levels. To the scientist, the book is an informative, and detailed review of literature.  For the public in general, the book is a practical source of legitimate information.
For the scientist, the author's intent has been to provide the background necessary to speak definitively about diet health issues. Thereby saving the laborious and time consuming process of going through human health texts and scientific journals. In short, it offers the reader an enormous amount of information, with the absolute minimum of invest- ment in time or money.

ISBN 0-9606246-2-7 softbound
ISBN 0-9606246-1-9 hardbound
An easy to read review of the latest scientific and medical information in human nutrition. Of particular interest to those involved in animal production, are the discussions of the nutritional aspects of:
CANCER
An in depth look at the potential role of foods, food additives, pesticides, and drugs used in livestock. Emphasis is placed on a thorough examination of fats and proteins in the diet. Of substantial interest is the discussion of cancer rates and types in various countries. The prevalence of particular cancers varies greatly from country to country, and these differences are discussed in relation to diet. It is pointed out that excluding lung cancer, cancer of the stomach is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, yet the U.S. and many European nations have a very low incidence rate.  The known dietary factors involved in stomach cancer are discussed, as well as the postulated dietary factors involved in cancer of the breast, liver, colon, throat, uterus, ovaries, and testes.
HEART DISEASE
A detailed look at how the public has been misled with generalizations about fats and cholesterol.  For example, most women's magazines tell housewives to cut down on red meats, remove the skin from poultry, etc. The fact of the matter is that women do not incur high blood cholesterol problems until after menopause (unless diabetic).
Among men, it is known that blood cholesterol levels of over 250 mg. do increase the likelihood of coronary disease. The public has not been told, however, that normal levels run from 180 to 220 mg, and that high blood cholesterol levels are usually a metabolic disturbance.  A metabolic disturbance that often requires special drugs, in addition to restrictive diets, in order to lower levels to more normal values.
This information, plus the possible role of highly refined carbohydrates, alcohol, comparisons with primitive peoples, effects upon different laboratory animals, protective effect of HDL cholesterol, and other topics are discussed.
Other reviews of interest include the nutritional aspects of:

DIABETES (adult & juvenile onset)                                                                                          HYPERACTIVITY IN CHILDREN

DIVERTICULITIS                                                                                                                   WEIGHT LOSS

HYPERTENSION                                                                                                                  INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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