Food in HistoryA panoramic and entertaining survey of the significance of food through 50,000 years of world history, this is a completley revised, up-to-date edition of the classic deemed fascinating by the New York Times. 78 photos. |
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Page 149
... diet . Why , its theorists asked , were people dying younger these days when Adam had lived to be 930 ? They concluded that it was because modern man was indulging in ' mis - diet ' and ' much surfeiting'.13 Salerno's ' mis - diet ' had ...
... diet . Why , its theorists asked , were people dying younger these days when Adam had lived to be 930 ? They concluded that it was because modern man was indulging in ' mis - diet ' and ' much surfeiting'.13 Salerno's ' mis - diet ' had ...
Page 356
... diet rich in meat and fats , constipation was a more serious factor . 18 In 1985 France , with the highest consumption of fat in the EEC , had one of the lowest incidences of heart disease.19 In 1987 the results were published of an ...
... diet rich in meat and fats , constipation was a more serious factor . 18 In 1985 France , with the highest consumption of fat in the EEC , had one of the lowest incidences of heart disease.19 In 1987 the results were published of an ...
Page 363
... diet that , over the millennia , ultimately predominated in differ- ent parts of the world was the diet best fitted not only to cultivation potential ( though that was always a major factor ) but also to the specific requirements of the ...
... diet that , over the millennia , ultimately predominated in differ- ent parts of the world was the diet best fitted not only to cultivation potential ( though that was always a major factor ) but also to the specific requirements of the ...
Contents
THE PREHISTORIC WORLD I | 1 |
CHANGING THE FACE OF THE EARTH | 19 |
THE NEAR EAST EGYPT AND EUROPE | 43 |
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