Contains twenty-seven articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to food, addressing questions about the safety of America's food supply, how farms should be operated, the causes of obesity, and how hunger can be reduced. Want This Title? Want First Choice My Notes:Enter your notes here. Notes may be up to 300 characters.Notes are for personal use and may be included when sharing a list or printing a quote. Notes will not be included with your order or appear on invoices.

Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Is America's food supply safe? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Mad cow disease threatens human health / Hightower Lowdown -- 2. Mad cow disease is not a serious threat / Michael Fumento -- 3. Genetically modified foods are safe / Gregory E. Pence -- 4. Genetically modified foods are not safe / Martha Herbert -- 5. Irradiation makes food safer / Robin Brett Parnes et al. -- 6. Irradiation has limited benefits / Rose Marie Williams -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. How should farms be operated? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Animals should be treated more humanely on factory farms / Matthew Scully -- 2. Animals are not mistreated on factory farms / Amy Garber and James Peters -- 3. Organic farming should be pursued / Marika Alena McCauley and Laura Inouye -- 4. Organic farming should not be pursued / John J. Miller -- 5. Farm subsidies should be preserved / Karl Beitel -- 6. Farm subsidies should be eliminated / Dennis T. Avery -- Periodical bibliography --ch. 3. What causes obesity? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Obesity is a disease / Steven Findlay -- 2. Obesity is not a disease / Sonia Arrison -- 3. Eating fast food causes obesity / Sharron Dalton -- 4. Fast food should not be blamed for obesity / Todd G. Buchholz -- 5. Lack of physical activity causes obesity / Richard Berman -- 6. Economic factors contribute to obesity / Lisa Mancino, Biing-Hwan Lin, and Nicole Ballenger -- 7. School lunches cause childhood obesity / Barry Yeoman -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. How can hunger be reduced? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Government programs help reduce hunger / Roberto Salazar -- 2. Government programs do not help reduce hunger / Trudy Lieberman -- 3. Genetically modified foods can reduce hunger / James K. Glassman -- 4. Genetically modified foods cannot reduce hunger / Paul Beingessner -- 5. Reducing the consumption of meat will lessen hunger / Jeremy Rifkin -- 6. Reducing the consumption of meat will not lessen hunger / Dennis T. Avery -- 7. Nonprofit groups can help reduce hunger / National Anti-Hunger Organizations -- 8. Faith-based charities are failing to reduce hunger / Joel Berg -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.