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The quest for food : a natural history of eating
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The quest for food : a natural history of eating

Author: Harald Brüssow
Publisher: New York : Springer, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A collection of essays that surveys eating through Time from the perspective of a biologist. This book catalyzes discussion between scientists working on one side in food science and on the other  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Harald Brüssow
ISBN: 9780387303345 0387303340 9780387454610 0387454616
OCLC Number: 144645204
Description: xviii, 866 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: A nutritional conditio humana --
Some aspects of nutritional biochemistry --
Bioenergetics --
The evolution of eating systems --
The ecology of eating systems --
Eating cultures --
We as food and feeders --
An agro(-eco)nomical outlook : feeding the billions.
Responsibility: Harald Brüssow.
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