Diet and Health examines the many complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. It proposes dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of the major diseases and causes of death today: atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (including heart attack and stroke), cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, and dental caries.
- Contents
- Preface to the Fordham University Press Edition
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Word on the Texts
- The First Joint Debate at Ottawa, August 21, 1858
- The Second Joint Debate at Freeport, August 27, 1858
- The Third Joint Debate at jonesboro, September 15, 1858
- The Fourth Joint Debate at Charleston, September 18, 1858
- The Fifth Joint Debate at Galesburg, October 7, 1858
- The Sixth Joint Debate at Quincy, October 13, 1858
- The Seventh Joint Debate at Alton, October 15, 1858
- Appendix: Lincoln vs. Douglas: How the State Voted
- Notes
- Index
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- R
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- Illustrations