Human Diet and Nutrition in Biocultural Perspective

Past Meets Present

282 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

There are not many areas that are more rooted in both the biological and social-cultural aspects of humankind than diet and nutrition. Throughout human history nutrition has been shaped by political, economic, and cultural forces, and in turn, access to food and nutrition has altered the course and direction of human societies. Using a biocultural approach, the contributors to this volume investigate the ways in which food is both an essential resource fundamental to human health and an expression of human culture and society. The chapters deal with aspects of diet and human nutrition through space and time and span prehistoric, historic, and contemporary societies spread over various geographical regions, including Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia to highlight how biology and culture are inextricably linked.

• Reihe: Studies of the Biosocial Society
• Themen: Medizin Medizin / Gesundheitswesen, allgemein Public Health und Präventivmedizin Persönliche Gesundheit und Gesundheitswesen / Gesundheitserziehung Diätetik und Ernährung
• ISBN: 9781845457655
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2010
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Herausgegeben von: Tracy Prowse, Tina Moffat