Levenstein, Harvey A.,  1938- <br/><br/>
Fear of food :  a history of why we worry about what we eat / 
Harvey Levenstein. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  c2012. 
 - ix, 218 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Germophobia -- Milk: "the most valuable and dangerous food" -- Autointoxication & its discontents -- Bacteria & beef -- "Lucrezia Borgias in the kitchen" -- Vitamania & its deficiencies -- "Hidden hunger" stalks the land -- Natural foods in Shangri-la -- Lipophobia -- Creating a national eating disorder. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226473741 (hbk.) 0226473740 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Food--Psychological aspects.--United States<br/>Nutrition--Psychological aspects.--United States<br/>Diet--United States.<br/>Food preferences--United States.<br/>Eating disorders--United States.<br/>Phobias--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>613.2  / LEV 2012