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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10161069743X
ISBN-139781610697439
eBay Product ID (ePID)18038388168
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameFrom Famine to Fast Food : Nutrition, Diet, and concepts of Health Around the World
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPublic Health, Nutrition, Reference, Disease & Health Issues, Diet & Nutrition / General
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Health & Fitness, Medical
AuthorKen Albala
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2014-000623
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal363.803
Table Of ContentIntroduction Africa Algeria Angola Benin Burkina Faso Central Africa Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ethiopia and Eritrea Ghana Guinea Kenya Liberia Maasai Madagascar Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Uganda Zimbabwe Middle East Arabian Peninsula Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Palestinian Territories Syria Turkey Yemen and Oman Americas Argentina Aruba and Bonaire Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao and Sint Maarten Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Guiana Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Inuit Jamaica Martinique and Guadeloupe Mexico Native Americans Nicaragua Panama Paraguay and Uruguay Peru Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Venezuela Asia and Oceania Aboriginal Australians Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia Central Asia China Hmong Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Laos People's Democratic Republic Macau Malaysia Maori Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Tibet Vietnam Europe Armenia Austria Basque Territory Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Gypsies Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Other Antarctica Space About the Editor and Contributors Index
SynopsisThe 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., 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. A country's food culture and eating habits directly impact the health and well-being of its citizens. Economic factors contribute to problems such as obesity and malnourishment. 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. An ideal aid for high school and college students in completing research and writing assignments, this book supplies detailed diet- and health-related information about most major countries and regions in a single source. Each country profile will also include a convenient fact box with statistical information such as life expectancy, average caloric intake, and other health indicators., A country's food culture and eating habits directly impact the health and well-being of its citizens. Economic factors contribute to problems such as obesity and malnourishment. 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. An ideal aid for high school and college students in completing research and writing assignments, this book supplies detailed diet- and health-related information about most major countries and regions in a single source. Each country profile will also include a convenient fact box with statistical information such as life expectancy, average caloric intake, and other health indicators.
LC Classification NumberRA645.N87
