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AMERICAN FOOD HABITS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE By ELaine N McIntosh, PhD, RD. Westport, Conn: Praeger Publishers 1995. Softcover. Pp 251. Price $22. 95. ISBN 0-275-9591-9
At long last there is a book on the history of diets written by a nutrition professional. Except for Food and People by M. E. Lowenberg et al (1979), the dynamic role of food and culture in history has remained a topic largely ignored by dietitians. Dietitians and nutritionists receive little information on the history of food during their training, and the connection between food...