Our troubles with food : fears, fads and fallacies
Halliday, Stephen2009
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A look at the history of our fascinating relationship with food, from Galen in the first century AD declaring that fruit was the worst kind of food to eat, to John Kellog's belief that eating wholegrain cereals would prevent masturbation and bring people colser to God.
Main title:
Our troubles with food : fears, fads and fallacies / Stephen Halliday.
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Imprint:
Stroud : History, 2009.
Collation:
224 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750948692 (hbk)
Dewey class:
641.3
Language:
English
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BRN:
861774
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