Food, Medicine, and the Quest for Good Health
Nancy N. Chen
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New York : : Columbia University Press, , 2007.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (144 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - c o n t e n t s; p r e f a c e; a c k n ow l e d g m e n t s; Food, Medicine, and the Quest for Good Health; i n t r o d u c t i o n; part one - food as medicine; chapter one - healing foods and longevity; chapter two - dietary prescriptions and comfort foods; part two - medicine as food; chapter three - nutraceuticals and functional foods; chapter four - genetically modified food and drugs; conclusion - eating and medicating; n o t e s; b i b l i o g r a p h y; i n d e x. - What we eat, how we eat, where we eat, and when we eat are deeply embedded cultural practices. Eating is also related to how we medicate. The multimillion-dollar diet industry offers advice on how to eat for a better body and longer life, and avoiding harmful foods (or choosing healthy ones) is considered separate from consuming medicine& mdash;another multimillion-dollar industry. In contrast, most traditional medical systems view food as inseparable from medicine and regard medicinal foods as the front line of healing. Drawing on medical texts and food therapy practices from ar
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Behavior Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Vis mer... Feeding Behavior
Nutrition Therapy Psychiatry and Psychology Therapeutics Diet Therapy. Diet therapy -- Social aspects. Food habits. Medical anthropology. Diet & Clinical Nutrition Health & Biological Sciences mat medisiner medisinsk antropologi sosialantropologi helse |
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| ISBN | 9780231134842
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