The Rise of Obesity in Europe: A Twentieth Century Food History

The Rise of Obesity in Europe: A Twentieth Century Food History
ISBN-10
1317017552
ISBN-13
9781317017554
Category
Science
Pages
275
Language
English
Published
2016-02-17
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Derek J. Oddy

Description

Twentieth century Europe went through a dramatic transition from low income populations experiencing hunger and nutritionally inadequate diets, to the recent era of over-consumption and growing numbers of overweight and obese people. By examining the trends in food history from case studies across Europe, this book offers a historical context to explain how and why this transition has occurred and what we can learn in order to try and address the vitally important issues arising from obesity in contemporary Europe.

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