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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Albala, Ken, 1964- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2014]
Temas:
Diet > Encyclopedias.
Nutrition > Encyclopedias.
Food habits > Encyclopedias.
Alimentation > Encyclopédies.
Nutrition > Encyclopédies.
Habitudes alimentaires > Encyclopédies.
Alimentation.
diet.
Food & society.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Diet
Food habits
Nutrition
Encyclopedia
encyclopedias.
Reference works
Encyclopedias
Reference works.
Encyclopedias.
Ouvrages de référence.
Encyclopédies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 293 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781610697446
1610697448
9798400654466
9798216087625
9781322111476
1322111472

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