title: Unconventional eating practices and their health implications.
abstract: The authors discuss a number of unconventional or faddist foods and eating practices and their health implications. Among the topics included are vegetarianism, Zen macrobiotic diets, fast foods, junk foods, megavitamins and their toxicity, health foods, fad diets in infancy, and elimination diets.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004033:Diet Fads / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian / Q000009:adverse effects; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D014815:Vitamins / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins