num_pages: 335
description: A stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of 80 people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day.In this fascinating study of people and their diets 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in a day. Featuring a Japanese sumo wrestler a Massai herdswoman world-renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria an American competitive eater and more these compulsively readable personal stories also include demographic particulars including age activity level height and weight. Essays from Harvard primatologist Richard Wrangham journalist Michael Pollan and others discuss the implications of our modern diets for our health and for the planet. This compelling blend of photography and investigative reportage expands our understanding of the complex relationships among individuals culture and food.
language: English
title: What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
publisher: Material World