Debating Your Plate

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The Most Controversial Foods and Ingredients

Randi Minetor (Independent researcher, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
22 January 2026

Food & society; Dietetics & nutrition; Food & beverage technology

Examining the most controversial foods and ingredients, this book provides an objective, well-balanced look at their health benefits and risks. It equips readers with the information they need to make their own informed decisions about what they eat.

Most people aspire to eat healthy, but what exactly does that mean? While some foods like vegetables are universally acknowledged as beneficial, and others like added sugars are widely condemned, many foods have a more controversial reputation.

Debating Your Plate: The Most Controversial Foods and Ingredients offers in-depth coverage of some of the most hotly-debated items on grocery store shelves and dinner plates. Each entry provides thorough background and contextual information before examining the unique issues and controversies that surround that food or ingredient. Written in clear, unbiased language, the book allows readers to form their own opinions about which items to include in their diet and which to avoid. On a larger scale, the book also examines why nutrition science is so prone to controversy and ambiguity, and it offers readers guidance on how to evaluate health claims for themselves.

By: Randi Minetor (Independent researcher USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9798216445555
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 22 January 2026
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary , Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Why Is Nutrition So Controversial? The History of Food Controversies How to Evaluate Nutrition Research and Health Claims Foods and Ingredients Artificial Flavorings Artificial Food Colors Artificial Sweeteners Bottled Water Caffeine Carbonated Beverages Carrageenan Chocolate Coconut Oil Cruciferous Vegetables Dairy Products Eggs Essential Oils Farm-Raised Fish and Seafood Fruit and Vegetables Juices Genetically Modified Foods Gluten Grains Grass-Fed Beef Green Tea Guar Gum Olive Oil Organic Foods Phosphorus-Containing Food Additives Plant-Based Meats Probiotics Raw Milk Red Meat Salt Saturated Fat Soy Sugar Alcohols Superfoods Vegetable Oil Wine Xanthan Gum Glossary Directory of Resources Index

Randi Minetor, MA, is an author and medical journalist with Western New York Physician magazine. She has written more than 60 books, including Blowing Up: The Psychology of Conflict (2017) and Medical Tests in Context: Innovations and Insights (2019).