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Meathooked : the history and science of our 2.5-million-year obsession with meat
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Explores the world's meat cultures and traditions to share insights into why a craving for animal protein evolved in humans and why vegetarian lifestyles are so difficult to maintain despite health...
Explores the world's meat cultures and traditions to share insights into why a craving for animal protein evolved in humans and why vegetarian lifestyles are so difficult to maintain despite health warnings.
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- Creator
- Marta Zaraska
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]
- ©2016
- Physical Details
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- vii, 263 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780465036622, 0465036627, 9780465098729
- OCLC
- ocn915135690
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-247) and index.
- Enter meat-eaters -- Big brains, small guts, and the politics of meat -- The good, the bad, and the heme iron -- The chemistry of love : umami, aromas, and fat -- Why would Abramovich taste good? -- Wagging the dog of demand -- Eating symbols -- The half-crazed, sour-visaged infidels, or Why vegetarianism failed in the past -- Why giving up meat may be harder for some of us -- Dog skewers, beef burgers, and other weird meats -- The pink revolution, or How Asia is getting hooked on meat, fast -- The future of our meat-based diets -- Epilogue: The nutrition transition, stage 5
Subjects
- Meat -- Psychological aspects.
- Meat industry and trade.
- Food preferences.
- Meat animals.
- Diet.
- Meat
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- Meat Products
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- Meat-Packing Industry
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- Food Preferences
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