Sources: The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition

Abstract

Covers topics such as dieting and popular diets, dietary concerns, nutritional basics, and the effects of a person's dietary choices on one's health. Topics are organized around the development and history of a diet, its basic principles, any key figures that influence the trend, and any public or regulatory concerns associated with the practice. Provides information across all age groups from infants to the elderly. v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z.