Why calories count from science to politics

Calories--too few or too many--are the source of health problems affecting billions of people in today's globalized world. Although calories are essential to human health and survival, they cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted. They are also hard to understand. In Why Calories Count, Marion Nestl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nestle, Marion (-)
Otros Autores: Nesheim, Malden C.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press 2012.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
California studies in food and culture ; 33.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Calories--too few or too many--are the source of health problems affecting billions of people in today's globalized world. Although calories are essential to human health and survival, they cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted. They are also hard to understand. In Why Calories Count, Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim explain in clear and accessible language what calories are and how they work, both biologically and politically. As they take readers through the issues that are fundamental to our understanding of diet and food, weight gain, loss, and obesity, Nestle and Nesheim sort through a great d.
Descripción Física:288 p. : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780520952171