Fear of food : a history of why we worry about what we eat / Harvey Levenstein.
by Levenstein, Harvey A.
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BookPublisher: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012Description: ix, 218 pages : illustrations.ISBN: 9780226473741 (cloth : alkaline paper); 0226473740 (cloth : alkaline paper).Subject(s): Food -- United States -- Psychological aspects | Nutrition -- United States -- Psychological aspects | Diet -- United States | Food preferences -- United States | Eating disorders -- United States | Phobias -- United StatesDDC classification: 613.2
Contents:
Introduction -- Germophobia -- Milk: "the most valuable and dangerous food" -- Autointoxication and its discontents -- Bacteria and beef -- "Lucrezia Borgias in the kitchen" -- Vitamania and its deficiencies -- "Hidden hunger" stalks the land -- Natural foods in Shangri-la -- Lipophobia -- Creating a national eating disorder.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-207) and index.
Introduction -- Germophobia -- Milk: "the most valuable and dangerous food" -- Autointoxication and its discontents -- Bacteria and beef -- "Lucrezia Borgias in the kitchen" -- Vitamania and its deficiencies -- "Hidden hunger" stalks the land -- Natural foods in Shangri-la -- Lipophobia -- Creating a national eating disorder.
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