{"product_id":"hard-to-swallow-a-brief-history-of-food-paperback-9780521064941","title":"Hard to Swallow; A Brief History of Food (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521064941","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHard to Swallow\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Brief History of Food\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard Lacey questions the nature of what we eat in an entertaining and informative way.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard W. Lacey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521064941, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 June 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages, 15 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.524 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Covers a wide variety of food-related issues with dry humor and a highly questioning view of some of the practices of the food industry...well written and covers a lot of ground. It makes good reading for a wide audience.\"   Journal of Applied Nutrition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eYou are what you eat, or are you? What is in food? Where does it come from? Richard Lacey, Professor of Microbiology at Leeds University and a popular media critic on food issues, takes the reader on a culinary exploration into the world of food. Blending science and humour, Richard Lacey stimulates us to question the future, to think about the nature of what we eat and where it comes from. Professor Lacey is on the side of the consumer, you and I, as he reveals the sinister sides of food production and the dangers lurking in the kitchen.The reader is served up with a feast of practical tips on the handling of food. But food is fun too! Our taste buds work overtime as we are shown how to enjoy food that is both delicious, healthy and safe.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Farming: 1. Crops\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early meat\u003cbr\u003e 3. Intensive meat\u003cbr\u003e 4. Salmon farming, polyunsaturated fats\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Food Processing: 5. Dried food\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bread, pasta\u003cbr\u003e 7. Moist food\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Composition of Food: 8. Meat substitutes\u003cbr\u003e 9. The germs in your food\u003cbr\u003e 10. Additives in food processing\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Getting Ready To Eat: 11. The supermarket\u003cbr\u003e 12. Water, brown fizz and alcoholic drinks\u003cbr\u003e 13. Takeaways\u003cbr\u003e 14. Care of the kitchen\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Eating: 15. The ideal diet\u003cbr\u003e 16. Hospital food\u003cbr\u003e 17. Enjoying eating\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Is There a Solution?: 18. Is there a solution?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006298771736,"sku":"9780521064941","price":34.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521064941i.jpg?v=1694969046","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hard-to-swallow-a-brief-history-of-food-paperback-9780521064941","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}