1st Edition

Bad Foods Changing Attitudes About What We Eat

By Michael E. Oakes Copyright 2004
154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

145 Pages
by Routledge

Bad Foods demonstrates how a variety of historical or political events and personalities have shaped our current views of good nutrition. On several occasions in American history concerns have arisen over the safety of our food supply (e.g., harmful ingredients in processed foods) and the potential that processing might deplete foods of their nutrients. These concerns help explain how food... Read more

Acknowledgments
1. What's in a Name?
2. We Are What We Eat
3. The Fat is in the Fire
4. The Worth of One's Salt
5. Sowing Sugar's Bitter Harvest
6. Four of America's Legendary Favorites
Conclusion
Index

Biography

Michael Oakes