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100 Million Years of Food
Contributor(s): Le, Stephen (Author)
ISBN: 1250117887     ISBN-13: 9781250117885
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
OUR PRICE:   $21.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Agriculture & Food
- Cooking | History
Dewey: 641.3
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.8" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 320 pages
 
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A Fascinating Tour Through the Evolution of the Human Diet and How We Can Improve Our Health by Understanding Our Complicated History with Food

There are few areas of modern life that are burdened by as much information and advice, often contradictory, as our diet and health: eat a lot of meat, eat no meat; whole grains are healthy, whole grains are a disaster; eat everything in moderation; eat only certain foods---and on and on. In 100 Million Years of Food, biological anthropologist Stephen Le explains how cuisines of different cultures are a result of centuries of evolution, finely tuned to our biology and surroundings. Today many cultures have strayed from their ancestral diets, relying instead on mass-produced food often made with chemicals that may be contributing to a rise in so-called Western diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and obesity.

Contributor Bio(s): Le, Stephen: - STEPHEN LE earned his doctorate in biological anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he held a prestigious Chancellor's Fellowship. He also holds a master's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Ottawa. He has held grants from the National Science Foundation and the Japan Society for the promotion of science, and his research has appeared in the Journal of Theoretical Biology and Cross-Cultural Research.