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Hard to Swallow: A Brief History of Food

Hardback

Main Details

Title Hard to Swallow: A Brief History of Food
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard W. Lacey
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:356
Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 158
Category/GenreHistory of science
Popular science
Cookery, food and drink
ISBN/Barcode 9780521440011
ClassificationsDewey:641.3009
Audience
General
Illustrations 15 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 March 1994
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Award-winning microbiologist and food safety expert, Richard Lacey, sweeps away the mystery surrounding this subject and provides the reader with a fascinating and readable account of the truth about the food we eat. He takes the reader on an eye-opening trip from farm to store to kitchen, exposing in detail how livestock is raised, what goes into its feed, how dried and packaged foods are processed, what germs and additives can be found in food, what to look for and what to avoid in supermarkets, how best to prepare food for safety and nutrition, and how to begin to solve some of the many pressing problems arising from modern food production and consumption patterns. He explains the specific dangers to the consumer from modern factory farming methods, the nutritional differences between wild and farmed fish, the environmental consequences of maintaining a meat-eating society, and responsible ways to make food more delicious, healthy, and enjoyable.

Reviews

"Charming, delightful." Kirkus Reviews "Lively and brisk." Publisher's Weekly "A very readable account of recent developments concerning plants and meat...contains several useful hints, much information, quite a few entertaining tidbits." THES "The author brings a style that is neither dull nor tasteless...covers a broad menu of topics and deftly interweaves many perspectives in medicine, infectious diseases, and ecology." Science Books & Films "Covers a wide variety of food-related issues with dry humor and a highly questioning view of some of the practices of the food industry...well written and covers a lot of ground. It makes good reading for a wide audience." Journal of Applied Nutrition