1st Edition
Milk Its Remarkable Contribution to Human Health and Well-being
By Stuart Patton
Copyright 2004
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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Milk is the one food that sustains life and promotes growth in all newborn mammals, including the human infant. By its very nature, milk is nutritious. Despite this, it has received surprisingly little attention from those interested in the cultural impact of food. In this fascinating volume, Stuart Patton convincingly argues that milk has become of such importance and has so many health and... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgments, 1. Origins of Milk as Food, 2. Milk Secretion and Composition, 3. The Breasts and Lactation, 4. Image of Cow’s Milk: Roles of Media, Research, and Critics, 5. Nutrition and the Healthfulness of Cow’s Milk, 6. Importance of the Cow and Production of Milk, 7. Milk Processing and Products, 8. Flavor and Milk, 9. Research and Milk, Index
Biography
Stuart Patton
