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What I Eat:

Around the World in 80 Diets
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Random House, Incorporated, Aug 10, 2010 - Photography - 335 pages
A stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of 80 people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day.

In this fascinating study of people and their diets, 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in a day. Featuring a Japanese sumo wrestler, a Massai herdswoman, world-renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria, an American competitive eater, and more, these compulsively readable personal stories also include demographic particulars, including age, activity level, height, and weight. Essays from Harvard primatologist Richard Wrangham, journalist Michael Pollan, and others discuss the implications of our modern diets for our health and for the planet. This compelling blend of photography and investigative reportage expands our understanding of the complex relationships among individuals, culture, and food.

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Superb! Great pictures. - Goodreads
Wonderful photographs. - Goodreads
Fantastic! I loved the premise and the essays included. - Goodreads
Beautiful photography. - Goodreads
It was a great change of pace for me. - Goodreads
Recommend for all ages; lots of pictures. - Goodreads

Review: What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets

User Review  - Jocie - Goodreads

Pictures 80 individuals from around the world with the food they eat in 1 day. Large, well done photographs with at least a 1 page description of that persons lifestyle. I am interested in other ... Read full review

Review: What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets

User Review  - Leeann - Goodreads

This book (and its companion book) are so excellent. Informative, thought provoking. Clear, interesting pictures and accompanying text. Highly recommend! Read full review

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About the author (2010)

PETER MENZEL is a freelance photojournalist published in Time, National Geographic, and Smithsonian, among others.

FAITH D’ALUISIO (who is married to Peter) is a former television news producer and is the editor and lead writer for their Material World books, which include Material World: A Global Family Portrait, Women in the Material World, the James Beard Award-winning Man Eating Bugs and Hungry Planet, and What the World Eats.

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