Food and Nutrition at Risk in America: Food Insecurity, Biotechnology, Food Safety, and Bioterrorism - Softcover

Edelstein, Sari; Gerald, Bonnie; Bushell, Tamara Crutchley; Gundersen, Craig

 
9780763754082: Food and Nutrition at Risk in America: Food Insecurity, Biotechnology, Food Safety, and Bioterrorism
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0763754080 ISBN 13: 9780763754082
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2008

Synopsis

This text offers readers the opportunity to consider the current status of food insecurtiy, biotechnology, food safety, and bioterrorism in America as well as the types of assitance and policies needed to ensure health and welfare.

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About the Authors

Dr. Edelstein is currently retired. 'Her previous position was of'Associate Professor in the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Simmons College. She taught both Food Science and Food service classes.' Before coming to Simmons College, Dr. Edelstein has previously been in private practice and has served as a hospital Food Service Director and Chief Dietitian.She is the author of many research articles, inclusive of topics on ethics, yoga, the glycemic index, and athletic performance as well as the author or editor of books, which include:The Healthy Young Child, Wadsworth Publishing, 1995;Nutrition in Public Health, Second Edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2005;Nutrition: Rapid References for Nurses, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007;Managing Food and Nutrition Services for the Hospitality, Culinary and Nutrition'Professions, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007;Life Cycle Nutrition: An Evidence-Based Approach, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008.Education BackgroundBS Florida State UniversityMS Florida International UniversityPhD University of Florida

Bonnie Gerald, PhD, DTR is presently a professor at Louisiana Tech University and has written many research publications. Included in her published work is the position paper for The American Dietetic Association for which her book section is about. The article citation is: Gerald, B.L., and Perkin, J.F. (2003) Position of the American Dietetic Association: Food and water safety. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 103(9), 1203-1218.

Tamara Crutchley Bushell, PhD, is in the Molecular and Genetic Bioinformatics Facility in the department of Microbiology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

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Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0763754080
ISBN 13 
9780763754082
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
315