TY - BOOK AU - Albala,Ken TI - From famine to fast food: nutrition, diet, and concepts of health around the world SN - 9781610697439 AV - RA645.N87 F76 2014 U1 - 363.803 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Santa Barbara, California PB - Greenwood KW - Diet KW - Encyclopedias KW - Nutrition KW - Food habits KW - Nutritional Status KW - Cultural Characteristics KW - Global Health KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Africa --; Middle East --; Americas --; Asia and Oceania --; Europe --; Other N2 - 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 ER -