Nutritionism: The Science And Politics Of Dietary Advice (Arts And Traditions Of The Table: Perspectives On Culinary History)

Through an engaging investigation into such issues as the butter versus margarine debate, and the battle between low-fat, low-carb, and other weight-loss diets, Scrinis builds a revealing history of the scientific, social, and economic factors driving society's modern fascination with nutrition.

• | Author: Gyorgy Scrinis
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 10, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 023115657X
• | ISBN-13: 9780231156578