Food, medicine, and the quest for good health : nutrition, medicine, and culture /

What we eat, how we eat, where we eat, and when we eat are deeply embedded cultural practices. Eating is also related to how we medicate. The multimillion-dollar diet industry offers advice on how to eat for a better body and longer life, and avoiding harmful foods (or choosing healthy ones) is cons...

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Author / Creator: Chen, Nancy N.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
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