Meathooked : the history and science of our 2.5-million-year obsession with meat / Marta Zaraska.
Zaraska, Marta, author.
2016
TX371 .Z37 2016eb
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Title
Meathooked : the history and science of our 2.5-million-year obsession with meat / Marta Zaraska.
Author
Zaraska, Marta, author.
ISBN
9780465098729 (electronic book)
046509872X (electronic book)
9780465036622
0465036627
Published
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 263 pages)
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TX371 .Z37 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
641.3/6
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-247) and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Epilogue: The nutrition transition, stage 5.

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