From Famine to Fast Food

Nutrition, Diet, and Concepts of Health around the World

Ken Albala editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:12th May '14

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

From Famine to Fast Food cover

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.

ISBN: 9781610697439

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 680g

320 pages