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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787962303321

Titolo

From famine to fast food : nutrition, diet, and concepts of health around the world / / Ken Albala, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Greenwood, , 2014

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

979-84-00-65446-6

979-82-16-08762-5

1-78539-903-9

1-61069-743-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 293 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Altri autori (Persone)

AlbalaKen <1964->

Disciplina

363.803

Soggetti

Diet

Nutrition - Evaluation

World health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Africa -- Middle East -- Americas -- Asia and Oceania -- Europe -- Other.

Sommario/riassunto

The foods eaten by a nation''s population play a key role in shaping the health of that society. This book presents country-specific information on how diet, food security, and concepts of health critically impact the well-being of the world''s population.