From School Library Journal
Grade 7-10-These good overviews of aspects of nutrition are attractively presented with lots of color photos and varied page layouts. Both authors approach their subjects in a clear, informative manner and encourage teens to think for themselves about caring for their bodies through good nutrition, exercise, and a healthy lifestyle. Duden looks at different types of vegetarianism and the reasons behind them. She offers useful information on planning a healthy diet and handling dining situations away from home. Food covers a broad spectrum of topics from the effect of food on brain chemistry to blood sugar, cravings, and eating disorders. The importance of a balanced diet, sufficient water, and plenty of sleep is stressed. Healthy Eating examines diet as only one aspect of a lifestyle that will naturally yield effective weight control and encourages readers to exercise and avoid fad diets. Overall nutritional needs are spelled out, and dietary myths are dispelled. Unfortunately, all three books are peppered with fictionalized dialogues that are so wooden as to be indigestible. Other titles that enlarge on the topics at hand include Jan Parr's The Young Vegetarian's Companion (Watts, 1996), which is chock-full of resources, information, and an overt agenda; Michele Ingber Drohan's Weight-Loss Programs; Elizabeth Frankenberger's Food and Love; and Laura Weeldreyer's Body Blues (all Rosen, 1998).
Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Reviewed with Gus Gedatus'
Weight Training.
Gr. 4-7. Entries in the new Nutrition and Fitness series explore topics that are increasingly gaining the attention of teens and preteens. Vegetarianism discusses the reasons people choose a vegetarian lifestyle and the different types of vegetarian diets. The bulk of the book lays out guidelines for readers to develop their own diet, including a checklist and vegetarian food guide. An ending chapter gives young vegetarians strategies for dealing with family and friends who may not always be supportive. Weight. The book has a user-friendly format; the text is broken up by lots of sidebars filled with "Fast Facts" and "Teen Talk," as well as numerous color photographs, and occasional charts and diagrams. Appended resources include relevant addresses and Internet sites, a bibliography, and a glossary. Lauren Peterson
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