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New. We are facing a world food crisis of unparalleled proportions. Our reliance on unsustainable dietary choices and agricultural systems is causing problems both for human health and the health of our planet. Solutions from lab-grown food to vegan diets to strictly local food consumption are often discussed, but a central question remains: how did we get to this point? In Diet for a Large Planet, Chris Otter goes back to the late eighteenth century in Britain, where the diet heavy in meat, wheat, and sugar was developing. As Britain underwent steady growth, urbanization, industrialization, and economic expansion, the nation altered its food choices, shifting away from locally produced plant-based nutrition. This new diet, rich in animal proteins and refined carbohydrates, made people taller and stronger, but it led to new types of health problems. Its production also relied on far greater acreage than Britain itself, forcing the nation to become more dependent on global resources. Otter shows how…
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- Título Diet for a Large Planet: Industrial Britain, Food Systems, and World Ecology
- Autor Chris Otter
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Páginas 400
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial University of Chicago Press
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780226697109 / 022669710X
- Peso 1.55 libras (0.70 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 pulgadas (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.79 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Human ecology - History, Diet - Great Britain - History - 20th century
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2019046573
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.809
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Univ of Chicago Pr, 2020. Hardcover. New. 411 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches.
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