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Chapter 1: What Behaviors Pose the Greatest Health Risks and Benefits?

Chapter Preface

Eating Meat Is Healthy

Eating Meat Is Unhealthy

Milk Consumption Is Harmful

The Health Risks of Milk Consumption Are Exaggerated

Vitamin Supplements Are Beneficial

The Benefits of Vitamin Supplements Are Unproven

Periodical Bibliography

Chapter 2: Are Exercise and Weight-LossTreatments Beneficial?

Chapter Preface

Exercise Is Physically Beneficial

Exercise Can Be Psychologically Beneficial

Exercise Can Be Psychologically Harmful

Drug Treatments for Weight Loss Are Beneficial

Weight-Loss Treatments Are Harmful and Unnecessary

Periodical Bibliography

Chapter 3: Are Alternative Therapies Viable?

Chapter Preface

Some Alternative Therapies Are Valid

Alternative Therapies Are Not Valid

Homeopathic Remedies Are Beneficial

Homeopathic Remedies Are a Fraud

Meditation Promotes Well-Being

Meditation Can Be Harmful

Prayer Can Heal

Prayer May Not Be Able to Heal

Periodical Bibliography

Chapter 4: Is the Health Care Industry Effective?

Chapter Preface

America's Health Care System Is in Crisis

America's Health Care SystemIs Not in Crisis

Patient-Doctor Intimacy Has Been Sacrificed

Patient-Doctor Intimacy Is Not Crucial

HMOs Do Not Meet Patients' Needs

HMOs Are Beneficial for Patients

Periodical Bibliography

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The following articles have been selected to supplement the diverse views presented in this chapter. Addresses are provided for periodicals not indexed in the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, the Alternative Press Index, or the Social Sciences Index.

American Dietetic Association	"Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets, "Journal of the American Dietetic Association, November 1993. Available from 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606.
Digby Anderson	"Vegemaniacs," National Review, November 1, 1993.
Edna Antonian	"Are Vegetarian Diets Healthful"" Priorities, vol. 7, no. 3, 1995. Available from ACSH, 1995 Broadway, 2nd Fl., New York, NY 10023-5860.
Arline Brecher

"Can Vitamins Save Your Life"" New Age Journal, January/February 1993. Available from 42 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02172. Marian Burros

"In an About-Face, U.S. Says Alcohol Has Health Benefits," New York Times, January 3, 1996. CQ Researcher

"Dietary Supplements: Should Health Products Be Less Tightly Regulated"" vol. 4, no. 25, July 8, 1994. Available...

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