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Fear of food : a history of why we worry about what we eat /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levenstein, Harvey A., 1938-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Food > United States > Psychological aspects.
Nutrition > United States > Psychological aspects.
Diet > United States.
Food preferences > United States.
Eating disorders > United States.
Phobias > United States.
Feeding and Eating Disorders.
Phobic Disorders.
Diet.
United States.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Germophobia
  • Milk : "the most valuable and dangerous food"
  • Autointoxication & its discontents
  • Bacteria & beef
  • "Lucrezia Borgias in the kitchen"
  • Vitamania & its deficiencies
  • "Hidden hunger" stalks the land
  • Natural foods in Shangri-la
  • Lipophobia
  • Creating a national eating disorder.