America's food : what you don't know about what you eat / Harvey Blatt.

Author/creator Blatt, Harvey
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2008.
Descriptionix, 336 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title What you don't know about what you eat
Contents Old Mcdonald has no farm: he dies, she dies, sold -- Soil character and plant growth: nature's magic -- Grain farming: the basic crop -- Organic food: as nature intended -- Genetically modified food: food fights among adults -- Chicken, eggs, turkey, and duck: fowl weather -- Cattle, milk, swine, and sheep: raising cholesterol -- Seafood: the killing fields -- Fruits and vegetables: plants to cherish -- Food processing: what is this stuff we're eating -- Eating poorly and too much: poor health and body bloat.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [323]-329) and index.
LCCN 2008013826
ISBN9780262026529 (hardcover)
ISBN026202652X (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HD 9005 .B628 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold