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...

From impotence to diabetes, cataracts to psoriasis, the proven dangers of smoking go well beyond heart and lung disease. Here, for the first time in one complete volume, noted experts detail all the known health threats of smoking.
Each day thousands of people decide to smoke. The American Council on Science and Health offers the cold, hard facts about smoking in Cigarettes: What the Warning Label Doesn't Tell You so that the decision can be an informed one. The health experts at ACSH urge consumers to look beyond the headlines, the politics, the propaganda, and opinion polls to learn...