Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper!: The Teenager's Guide to Avoiding Trans Fats, Enriched Wheat and High Fructose Corn Syrup
Do we really need another book about food and how to eat? Yes! Dr. Nancy Irven has designed a straightforward and easily understood class on nutrition at the local high school. Her volunteer efforts have had astonishing results among her students. Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! is written in a simple style with her high school students in mind. Through the humor, you'll find thought-provoking observations on how we nourish our bodies. She takes an integral look into the diets of average fourteen year olds and their perceptions of the food they eat. She teaches them to want better food and how to make better choices. Dr. Irven's passion is fueled by researching nutritional literature over the past twenty years. "The experts are now stating that the upcoming generation will not outlive its parents because of current trends of child obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer." "I feel we must get their attention and do something productive once we get it." "Do they know what is and is not healthy?" "They do not. They need to be taught." "European countries have lower infant mortality rates than the United States. We are one of the richest countries with the most advanced medical system and yet our babies are dying." Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! is written for Dr. Irven's patients, students, friends, family, and for those of you who are still confused about healthy foods. Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! will change the way you think about food.
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Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper!: The Teenager's Guide to Avoiding Trans Fats, Enriched Wheat and High Fructose Corn Syrup
Do we really need another book about food and how to eat? Yes! Dr. Nancy Irven has designed a straightforward and easily understood class on nutrition at the local high school. Her volunteer efforts have had astonishing results among her students. Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! is written in a simple style with her high school students in mind. Through the humor, you'll find thought-provoking observations on how we nourish our bodies. She takes an integral look into the diets of average fourteen year olds and their perceptions of the food they eat. She teaches them to want better food and how to make better choices. Dr. Irven's passion is fueled by researching nutritional literature over the past twenty years. "The experts are now stating that the upcoming generation will not outlive its parents because of current trends of child obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer." "I feel we must get their attention and do something productive once we get it." "Do they know what is and is not healthy?" "They do not. They need to be taught." "European countries have lower infant mortality rates than the United States. We are one of the richest countries with the most advanced medical system and yet our babies are dying." Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! is written for Dr. Irven's patients, students, friends, family, and for those of you who are still confused about healthy foods. Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! will change the way you think about food.
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Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper!: The Teenager's Guide to Avoiding Trans Fats, Enriched Wheat and High Fructose Corn Syrup

Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper!: The Teenager's Guide to Avoiding Trans Fats, Enriched Wheat and High Fructose Corn Syrup

Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper!: The Teenager's Guide to Avoiding Trans Fats, Enriched Wheat and High Fructose Corn Syrup

Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper!: The Teenager's Guide to Avoiding Trans Fats, Enriched Wheat and High Fructose Corn Syrup

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Do we really need another book about food and how to eat? Yes! Dr. Nancy Irven has designed a straightforward and easily understood class on nutrition at the local high school. Her volunteer efforts have had astonishing results among her students. Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! is written in a simple style with her high school students in mind. Through the humor, you'll find thought-provoking observations on how we nourish our bodies. She takes an integral look into the diets of average fourteen year olds and their perceptions of the food they eat. She teaches them to want better food and how to make better choices. Dr. Irven's passion is fueled by researching nutritional literature over the past twenty years. "The experts are now stating that the upcoming generation will not outlive its parents because of current trends of child obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer." "I feel we must get their attention and do something productive once we get it." "Do they know what is and is not healthy?" "They do not. They need to be taught." "European countries have lower infant mortality rates than the United States. We are one of the richest countries with the most advanced medical system and yet our babies are dying." Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! is written for Dr. Irven's patients, students, friends, family, and for those of you who are still confused about healthy foods. Please Don't Eat the Wallpaper! will change the way you think about food.

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ISBN-13: 9781600373749
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Publication date: 04/01/2008
Pages: 106
Product dimensions: 5.06(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction     VII
The Health Academy Students and Me     1
What Are Glue, Plastic and Refined Sugar: History and Chemistry     17
Reading Labels: How Glue, Plastic and Refined Sugars can be Recognized on Labeling of Food Products     45
Initial Results of the Health Academy Students After Three Years     61
Food Choices and Meal Planning     75
Recipes to Get You Started     85
Excerpts from Letters Written by Students     91
References     97
Suggested Reading     103
About the Author     105
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