| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 210 pages) |
| Contents |
A modern dilemma -- Pima, Polynesians, and sand rats -- Starvation and overfeeding -- The east side story -- Peasants -- An American tale -- Industrial food -- Dead presidents -- Sweet and salty -- Sedentary nation -- The omnivore's dilemma -- Epilogue. A deadly inheritance |
| Summary |
"Food has played a major role in human evolution. The fact that we stand upright, that we can talk, that we have big brains; even traits such as altruism and a sense of fairness - all of these can be attributed largely to the kinds of food our ancestors ate and how they acquired it. We now face a modern food-related crisis. This book describes how the rise of industrial food production during the 20th century unleashed an epidemic of metabolic disease that now threatens the very future of our species"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 08, 2022) |
| Subject |
Prehistoric peoples -- Food
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Food habits -- History
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Human evolution.
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Human behavior -- Nutritional aspects.
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Diet in disease.
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Diet
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Diet in disease
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Food habits
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Human behavior -- Nutritional aspects
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Human evolution
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Prehistoric peoples -- Food
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021025059 |
| ISBN |
1628944692 |
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9781628944693 |
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