Terrors of the table : the curious history of nutrition /

Combining the history and science of nutrition with tales of the heroes, heroines and charlatans who have told us what we should - and shouldn't - eat, this book chronicles diseases such as scurvy and rickets, as well as exploring current issues caused by bad diets, such as obesity and diabetes...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Gratzer, W. B.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Combining the history and science of nutrition with tales of the heroes, heroines and charlatans who have told us what we should - and shouldn't - eat, this book chronicles diseases such as scurvy and rickets, as well as exploring current issues caused by bad diets, such as obesity and diabetes.
Umfang:
1 online resource (307 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2005.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-383-00285-1
1-280-75270-X
0-19-151308-3
1-4294-2114-2
Schlagworte:
Nutrition > History.
Diet in disease > History.
Health and Wellbeing.
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