From famine to fast food :  nutrition, diet, and concepts of health around the world / 
Ken Albala, editor. 
 - xix, 293 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Africa --  Middle East --  Americas --  Asia and Oceania --  Europe --  Other. 
<br/><br/> This book examines how diet affects health in countries around the world, discussing how the availability of food and the types of foods eaten influence numerous health factors and are tied to the prevalence of "lifestyle" diseases. Readers will discover the importance of diet and food culture in determining human health as well as make connections and notice larger trends within multicultural, international contexts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781610697439 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014000623 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101623445  DNLM 016738851  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diet--Encyclopedias.<br/>Nutrition--Encyclopedias.<br/>Food habits--Encyclopedias.<br/>Nutritional Status.<br/>Cultural Characteristics.<br/>Diet.<br/>Global Health.<br/>Diet.<br/>Food habits.<br/>Nutrition.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Encyclopedias.<br/>Encyclopedias.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA645.N87  / F76 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.803 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>QU 13