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Author is the founder of the nutrition department at Harvard Univ., Boston. Discusses the hype surrounding nutrition. Uses dietary principles and scientific evidence to steer consumers clear of quackery and toward the basics of healthy eating and sound nutrition.

Panic in the Pantry was written to help consumers become fully aware of the real facts behind news about the safety of our food supply. Whelan and Stare examine the power wielded by health food lobbyists who band together and exert political pressure to protect their profitable ventures. They discuss the concept of "relative risk" and why it should be used to place information about food additives and preservatives into proper perspective, as well as why the Delaney Clause - a law intended to protect us from cancer causing chemicals in our food - cannot fulfill the noble purpose for which it...