Why calories count : from science to politics / Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim.
Why calories count : from science to politics / Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim.
Why calories count : from science to politics / Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.
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N613.23/11
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English
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288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Part one. Understanding calories: it all starts with the science. What is a calorie ; The history: from ancient Greece to modern calorie science ; Foods: how scientists count the calories ; Bodies: how scientists measure the use of calories -- Part two. Why you need calories: surviva...
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c2012.
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"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 l...
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Why calories count : from science to politics / Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim.
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California studies in food and culture ; 33.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2012.
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N613.23/11
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74VvW7rDLzyM
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0520262883 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780520262881 (hardback : alk. paper)
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613.23
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991011933789702626
