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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
American wasteland American wasteland Jonathan Bloom American Wasteland chronicles how we waste food from farm to fork and examines the impact of our squandering. With an upbeat tone, the book offers suggestions on how we -- as a nation and as individu… OL15507729W
The gospel of food The gospel of food Barry Glassner Enjoy what you eat.From the author of the national bestseller The Culture of Fear comes a rallying cry to abandon food fads and myths for calmer and more pleasurable eating.For many Americans, eating… OL15830884W
Food in Colonial America Food in Colonial America Thomas, Mark Simple text and photographs depict some foods and cooking techniques of American colonists. OL16045072W
The body of the conquistador The body of the conquistador Rebecca Earle "This fascinating history explores the dynamic relationship between overseas colonisation and the bodily experience of eating. It reveals the importance of food to the colonial project in Spanish Ame… OL16489770W
Drug receptor subtypes and ingestive behaviour Drug receptor subtypes and ingestive behaviour S. J. Cooper Neural mechanisms of ingestive behaviour has long been one of the most intensively investigated areas within neuroscience. Drug studies have been introduced to develop anti-obesity compounds and, mor… OL20810440W
Omnivore's Dilemma. A Natural History of Four Meals Omnivore's Dilemma. A Natural History of Four Meals Michael Pollan,Richie Chevat,Raul Nagore What should we have for dinner? The question has confronted us since man discovered fire, but according to Michael Pollan, the bestselling author of The Botany of Desire, how we answer it today, at t… OL3296483W
Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar Amerca. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of o… OL5801795W
Nutritional Counseling for Lifestyle Change Nutritional Counseling for Lifestyle Change Linda Snetselaar With all of the information available why do patients still have difficulty sticking to their diets? Nutritional Counseling for Lifestyle Change provides clinicians with easy-to-follow instructions o… OL9198875W