Food and Culture: A Nutrition Handbook

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Summary: Use as text or read for fun!
Review: This volume is readable, engaging and expertly researched. Yes $52 is a bit painful - but it truly is a unique piece.

Do you want to know the current diet of a third generation Italian American? The nutritional problems specific to recent immigrants from Samoa? What genetic predispositions for riboflavin deficiencies exist among indigenous north american poulations? It's all here.

The authors' use of bold headings, photos and catchy sidebars all contribute to an excellent primer on the cultural influences on nutrition in present-day US.