101 Questions About Food and Digestion: That Have Been Eating at You¿Until Now [Library Binding]

Faith Hickman Brynie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2002 | Series: 101 Questions...

Author Faith Brynie collected questions about food from hundreds of middle school and high school students in planning this book. She selected the 101 most important, intriguing, and amusing questions for this, the fifth volume in her award-winning 101 QUESTIONS... series. In a question and answer format, punctuated by occasional longer features that probe a single topic in-depth, Brynie covers everything from the anatomy of the digestive system to the strange cravings for non-food items that characterize the eating disorder called pica. She enlightens and entertains with answers on why fat cells are friends (to a point) and how food may affect brain chemistry and mood. The book provides up-to-date research information on the relation between nutrition and good health. The book discusses genetic modification of food crops and the potential for foods engineered to be vaccines. Chapters on digestive diseases, food safety, and food as medicine round out this comprehensive, informative, and sometimes humorous volume. For readers age 12 and older.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-10-Each chapter in this informative presentation consists of about 20 questions and answers plus an article on a related topic. Queries (printed in red type) are generally answered in a few paragraphs but responses to a number of questions are longer. Metabolism, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, cholesterol, fiber, fast food, milk, vegetarianism, vegetables, unusual eating behaviors, nutritional diseases, cancer, organic food, fluoride, and world hunger are among the topics covered. Black-and-white charts, diagrams, and photos complement the text. Readers will find diagrams of the hydrolysis process, the human digestion system, Type 2 diabetes, and sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy procedures. Charts note the energy density of selected foods, sources of sugar in the American diet, and the pros and cons of the genetic modification. Back matter includes tables of vitamins and minerals, nutritional deficiency diseases, and some herbal supplements. Despite a few typographical/and or spelling errors, this is a fine addition to most collections.
Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 5-8. Brynie, who has discussed the brain, the immune system, the skin, and the circulatory system in other volumes from the 101 Questions series, now turns her attention to the digestive system. The question-and-answer format gives the presentation a light, approachable look, but the research behind the answers appears to be solid and thorough. Besides answering many questions about the structure and functioning of the digestive system, its diseases and disorders, food and health, food safety, and foods as medicines, Brynie includes one featured essay in each of the five chapters. These explore such diverse topics as "mad cow" disease, fat cells, and the medicinal value of chicken soup. The book ends with informative tables on vitamins, minerals, nutritional deficiency diseases, and popular herbal supplements, followed by extensive source notes and a glossary, a bibliography, and lists of Web sites and of agencies and organizations concerned with food, nutrition, and health. Presenting solid research with a lively writing style, this book provides a great deal of information and sound advice on the topic. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Library Binding: 176 pages
• Publisher: 21st Century (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761323090
• ISBN-13: 978-0761323099
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,541,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Faith Brynie started getting lots of letters from enthusiastic readers when her 2009 book Brain Sense (Amacom) was released. "It only took me 18 years and 24 books to become an overnight sensation!" she says.

Brynie, who's been working steadily as a science and health writer since 1991, has written numerous books for children, teens, and adults. Her 101 Questions... series (Twenty-First Century Books) is a staple on the shelves of high school and public libraries. Her Six-Minute Science Experiments and Six-Minute Nature Experiments (Sterling) have been sending children to their kitchens and their backyards for hands-on science activities for more than a decade. Her Painless Science Projects (Barron's) and her Parent's Crash Course: Elementary Science Fair Projects (Wiley) are classics on the science fair circuit. And she even has a new series of animal books for early readers coming out from Enslow in 2010. Several of her books have won "Best of the Year" honors from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and she's received accolades from the International Reading Association and the National Science Teachers Association. But Brain Sense is the first book to "make it big" in the bookstores.

Brynie, a former science teacher who holds a PhD from the University of Colorado, is diverse in her interests and the writing she puts out. She writes and edits for textbook companies, science and health newsletters and magazines, film companies and television, and private clients who employ her for everything from travel writing to novel critiques. "I write. That's what I do," Brynie says, so the flurry of positive responses that Brain Sense has generated has come as a happy surprise. "I tell some wonderful stories about some wonderful people in Brain Sense," she says. "It's their stories that make the book." Read more of them at Brynie's Psychology Today blog, http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-sense. Visit Brynie's web site at http://home.centurytel.net/brynie.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Easy to Read, December 11, 2002

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This review is from: 101 Questions About Food and Digestion: That Have Been Eating at You¿Until Now (Library Binding)

This is a book that is easy to read, and its easy to understand. The book is broken down in 5 sections; Questions that Should Come First, Questions about Food and Good Health, Quesitons about When Things Go Wrong, Questions About Food Safety, and Questions about Food as Medicine. This book is not written from a perspective such as a health food book might have, but its more middle of the road.
The book uses pictures as well as illustrations when certain topics are discussed. The book answers questions about lactose intolerance, caffine in sodas, food poisoning, and much more. Its actually very informative on many different subjects. If you are looking for this book for one particular area, this isn't the book for you. While it has an appendex that is large and full of other sources this book is best at giving small analysis on many different areas.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Teaching Nutrition!, November 15, 2009

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Sistapril (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 101 Questions About Food and Digestion: That Have Been Eating at You¿Until Now (Library Binding)

I am writing a unit plan on nutrition for 6th grade and this book is an awesome addition to my supporting teaching materials!