Fear of food : a history of why we worry about what we eat / Harvey Levenstein.
By: Levenstein, Harvey A
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Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2012Description: ix, 218 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780226473741 (hbk.); 0226473740 (hbk.).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 & 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.
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU | 613.2 LEV 2012 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SHTEx,70002,03,GR | 5000129300 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.