From famine to fast food

By Ken Albala

Subjects: English, World Health, Global Health, Food habits, Nutrition, Nutritional Status, Diet, Cultural Characteristics, Encyclopedias, World health

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.