Lankord, Ronald D. Jr., editor. Junk Food

Lankord, Ronald D. Jr., editor.      Junk Food      

Cengage (Gale,Lucent,Kidhaven/Blackbirch          2011   127p   36.80  978-0-7377-4954-0           

ms/hs Issues That Concern You(Gale)      VG      

A collection of articles published

recently in professional journals, magazines, blogs, websites and newspapers,

about junk food and its impact on public health.  A fair representation of the

many facets of the junk food industry, the public health ramifications of junk

food, and junk food and the individual/family. These articles are written by

recognized authorities in the field, but students should be aware that bias runs

rampant in each article. Every article is prefaced with an informative abstract

and full citation. Color photographs and tabular/graphic representations fall

throughout each article and are appropriately placed and informative. Appendixes

provide very useful information about ╥What you should know about junk food,╙

and ╥what you should do about junk food.╙ The selected articles are in fact well

written, if a tad biased, but present that facts as each author compiles them,

and will be easily understood by the readers.      This series presents books that

are compilations of articles on topics that can help students make informed

decisions about serious issues.        Fisher, Lynn