From famine to fast food : nutrition, diet, and concepts of health around the world / Ken Albala, editor.
This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the prevalence of "lifestyle" diseases. Readers will discover the importance of diet and food cul...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Greenwood,
[2014]
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| Summary: | This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the prevalence of "lifestyle" diseases. Readers will discover the importance of diet and food culture in determining human health as well as make connections and notice larger trends within multicultural, international contexts. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 293 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781610697446 1610697448 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |