From famine to fast food
Subtitle: nutrition, diet, and concepts of health around the world
By: Ken Albala, editor
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9781610697439; 9781610697446
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Nutrition; Cultural Characteristics; Encyclopedias; Nutritional Status; Global Health; Food habits; Diet
Description: This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the prevalence of "lifestyle" diseases. Readers will discover the importance of diet and food culture in determining human health as well as make connections and notice larger trends within multicultural, international contexts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Africa --; title: Middle East --; title: Americas --; title: Asia and Oceania --; title: Europe --; title: Other.