The Healthy Skeptic
Cutting through the Hype about Your Health
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Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100520249186
- ISBN-139780520249189
- LibraryThing5311826
- Library of Congress Control Number2007037341
- OCLC Control Number173182482
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780520249189
- Open LibraryOL10434870M
Classifications
- LCCRA440.5 .D38 2008
- LCCRA440.5.D38 2008
Description
"The Healthy Skeptic explores who the health promoters are - from journalists and celebrities to industry-funded groups and consumer activists - what their motives are, and how they are spinning us in ways we often don't recognize. Robert J. Davis, a health reporter who holds a master's degree in public health and a PhD. in health policy, digs into the science and debunks widely promoted myths and misconceptions about a variety of issues, including cholesterol, sunscreen, superfoods, weight loss, vitamins, disease screening, harmful chemicals, and antiaging remedies."--Jacket.
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