Food, medicine, and the quest for good health : nutrition, medicine, and culture / Nancy N. Chen.
Food, medicine, and the quest for good health : nutrition, medicine, and culture / Nancy N. Chen.
Food, medicine, and the quest for good health : nutrition, medicine, and culture / Nancy N. Chen.
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New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.
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N615.854/56
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Healing foods and longevity -- Dietary prescriptions and comfort foods -- Nutraceuticals and functional foods -- Genetically modified foods and drugs.
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
"Drawing on Medical Texts and food therapy practices from around the world and throughout history, Nancy N. Chen locates old and new crossovers between food and medicine in different social and cultural contexts. The consumption of spices, sugar, and salt was once linked to specific healing properties, and trade in these commodities transformed not...
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Food, medicine, and the quest for good health : nutrition, medicine, and culture / Nancy N. Chen.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2009.
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N615.854/56
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74VM4lWoalqO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4lWoalqO
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ISBN
9780231508919 (ebook)
9780231134842 (hard cover : alk. paper)
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615.854
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991001593969702626
