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Diet, crime and delinquency / Alexander Schauss ; introduction by Michael Lesser.

Title
Diet, crime and delinquency / Alexander Schauss ; introduction by Michael Lesser.
Author
Schauss, Alexander G.
Publication
Berkeley, Calif. : Parker House, 1981.

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Details

Description
x, 108 p.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Crime prevention
  • Criminalité
  • Délinquance juvénile
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Maladies de la nutrition
  • Nutrition > Psychological aspects
  • Nutritionally induced diseases
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction / Michael Lesser, M. D. -- The diet, crime and delinquency link: Crime in America ; Dietary approaches to criminal behavior ; Riot fears may be a myth ; Prisoners ask for supplements and better diets ; Dietary changes in other correctional programs ; Excessive milk consumption ; Body chemistry and behavior -- Low blood sugar and antisocial behavior: The glucose tolerance test ; Low blood sugar and criminal behavior ; Sugar is added to many foods -- Lead, behavior and criminality: Learning difficulties and lead ; Lead and behavior ; Symptoms of lead toxicity ; Removing body lead ; Chelation ; Dietary measures ; Potential lead sources ; Screening for lead ; Hematofluorometry ; Hair analysis ; Using hair analysis in casework -- Food additives, behavior and delinquency: The Feingold diet ; How the Feingold diet works ; Tehama country probation program ; What other countries have done ; Phosphates, behavior and learning -- Alcoholism, addictions and diet: Alcoholism and diet ; Heroin ; Methadone and diet ; Vitamin C and treatment ; Diet for substance abusers -- Food allergies, behavior and criminality: Food allergies and behavior ; Food allergies and criminal behavior ; Food allergy factors -- Nutrition, exercise and conventional approaches: Parents rate various treatments ; Exercise improves behavior -- There is more to color and light than meets the eye: Malillumination and behavior ; Light and nutrition ; Using color to reduce aggression -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Nutrition behavior inventory -- Appendix 2: Diets of juvenile offenders.
ISBN
  • 0939764008
  • 9780939764006
LCCN
^^^80080927^