From famine to fast food : nutrition, diet, and concepts of health around the world / Ken Albala, editor.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]
  • ©2014
Description
1 online resource (xix, 293 pages) : illustrations

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Gale virtual reference library
Summary note
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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Contents
  • Africa
  • Middle East
  • Americas
  • Asia and Oceania
  • Europe
  • Other.
ISBN
9781610697446 (electronic book)
OCLC
890146473
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