Terrors of the table: the curious history of nutrition
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1. Verfasser: Gratzer, W. B., (Walter Bruno) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2005
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-269) and index
The ravages of war -- The scurvy wars -- In the beginning -- Dawn of the scientific age: the road to the scaffold -- The savants' disputes -- The poor, the rich, the healthy, and the sick -- Cheats and poisoners -- Paradigm postponed: the tardy arrival of vitamins -- The quarry run to earth -- Fads and quacks -- The new millennium: profits and the higher quackery
Tells the story of our struggle to recognise the connections between diet, health, and disease. This book combines the science of nutrition with a history of the fads and quackery that waylay the unwary when it comes to matters of food and health
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 288 p., [8] p. of plates)
ISBN:0191513083
9780191513084
9780192806611

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