As waistlines around the world continue to expand, so too does the shelf space devoted to popular and scientific discussions of what is now termed the global obesity-" globesity" to …
The story of how the emerging food justice movement is seeking to transform the American food system from seed to table. In today's food system, farm workers face difficult and …
Eating Right in America is a powerful critique of dietary reform in the United States from the late nineteenth-century emergence of nutritional science through the contemporary …
The landmark New York Times best seller that reveals how the explosion of sugar in our diets has created an obesity epidemic, and what we can do to save ourselves. Robert Lustig …
Fast Food Nationmeets The World Is Flatin this eye-opening look at the obesity epidemic. Today, the planet's 1.3 billion overweight people by far outnumber the 700 million who are …
We all witness, in advertising and on supermarket shelves, the fierce competition for our food dollars. In this engrossing exposé, Marion Nestle goes behind the scenes to reveal how …
After centuries of neglect, the ethics of food are back with a vengeance. Justice for food workers and small farmers has joined the rising tide of concern over the impact of industrial …
This thought-provoking but accessible book critically examines the dominant food regime on its own terms, by seriously asking whether we can afford cheap food and by exploring what …
How Michael Pollan et al. Made Me Want to Eat Cheetos antipathies| julie guthman early twentieth century: a) the “disease” is deemed newsworthy; b) its incidence reflects other …