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Author Oakes, Michael E.

Title Bad foods : changing attitudes about what we eat / Michael E. Oakes
Published New Brunswick, N.J. ; London : Transaction Publishers, 2004

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Description vii, 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. What's in a name? -- 2. We are what we eat -- 3. The fat is in the fire -- 4. The worth of one's salt -- 5. Sowing sugar's bitter harvest -- 6. Four of America's legendary favorites
Summary "Popular attitudes toward nutrition have been influenced by a variety of psychological, social, historical, and political factors. Foods frequently have reputations for health that have little to do with their nutrient content. Similarly, food nutrients (for example, dietary fat) often have reputations that are not in agreement with the established science concerning that particular nutrient. Bad Foods explores factors that influence our attitudes about healthy eating in the United States today."
"As Oakes demonstrates, a variety of historical or political events and personalities have shaped our current views of good nutrition. On several occasions in American history concerns have arisen over the safety of our food supply (e.g., harmful ingredients in processed foods) and the potential that processing might deplete foods of their nutrients. These concerns help explain how food characteristics such as freshness, natural, organic, and unprocessed have become important to Americans." "While some readers may be startled by what they perceive to be a challenge to sacred beliefs about foods, others will see the honesty in both the research and the writing and recognize the social benefits of examining our beliefs about foods. Bad Foods will be of interest to sociologists, food science specialists, and social historians."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Nutrition -- United States -- Public opinion.
Food habits -- United States.
LC no. 2004046057
ISBN 0765802287 cased