Juettner, Bonnie Diet and Disease

Juettner, Bonnie        Diet and Disease      

Cengage (Gale,Lucent,Kidhaven/Blackbirch2011            104p   30.85  978-1-4205-0269-5           

ms/hs             Nutrition & Health (Lucent/Cengage)        VG      

The connection between diet and health is firmly made in

this book that focuses on diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. The

effects of unhealthy eating link not only food types but the lack of vitamins

and minerals to risk of disease. Grades 6-12.        Some of the information is a bit

repetitious from one chapter to another, especially the link to healthy eating

and cutting the risk of stroke, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.  Quick fact

boxes highlight several pages as do color photos. Many photos show older people

when the book is clearly intended for middle and high school students. There are

a couple of missteps in photo placement. On page 51 a photo shows the scales

weighing 100 pounds for what appears to be a teenage girl - with the caption

that a healthy weight is important. This appears just shortly after a one page

insert about the negative effects of anorexia.  On page 81, a photo shows a

culinary student watching a huge open flame erupt from a pan with the caption

that culinary students learn to cook healthy meals when a previous chapter

talked about the risk of cancer from grilled or charred foods. The five main

chapters cover the four preventable diseases of heart disease, diabetes, cancer

and stroke; vitamin and mineral deficiencies and the effect on the body; the use

of diet in preventing disease; organizations promoting health eating worldwide

and how teens can make a difference. Annotated further reading is a pleasant

surprise. The index and list of organizations related to nutrition help the

student researcher.  A solid addition to the nutrition section of any library.

            Nutrition and Health contains four titles related to health eating:

diseases, junk food, vegetarianism,  and food myths. Each book is colorfully

illustrated with facts perfect for the student report. Easily readable with up-

to-date facts. Grades 6-12.   McNicol,Lois