| Title |
America's food : what you don't know about what you eat / Harvey Blatt. |
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| Imprint |
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. |
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| Description |
ix, 336 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-329) and index. |
| Contents |
Old Mcdonald has no farm: he dies, she dies, sold -- Soil character and plant growth: nature's magic -- Grain farming: the basic crop -- Organic food: as nature intended -- Genetically modified food: food fights among adults -- Chicken, eggs, turkey, and duck: fowl weather -- Cattle, milk, swine, and sheep: raising cholesterol -- Seafood: the killing fields -- Fruits and vegetables: plants to cherish -- Food processing: what is this stuff we're eating -- Eating poorly and too much: poor health and body bloat. |
| Subject(s) |
Food industry and trade -- Health aspects.
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Agriculture -- Environmental aspects.
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| Alternate Title |
What you don't know about what you eat |
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