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| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9781250050410 |
| ISBN 10 | 1250050413 |
| Book Subtitle | What Our Ancestors Ate And Why It Matters Today |
| Book Description | There are few areas of modern life that offer as much information and advice, often contradictory, as diet and health: Eat a lot of meat, don't eat meat, wholegrains are healthy, wholegrains are a disaster, and on it goes. Biological anthropologist Stephen Le cuts through the confusing mass of information to present the long view of our diet. In 100 Million Years of Food Le takes readers on a historic and geographic tour of how different cuisines have evolved in tandem with their particular environments, as our ancestors took advantage of the resources and food available to them. Like his mentor Jared Diamond, Le uses history and science to present a fascinating and wideranging tour of human history as viewed through what and how we eat. Travelling the world to places as far flung as Vietnam, Kenya, Nova Scotia and Iowa, Le visits people producing food using traditional methods as well as modern techniques and looks at how our relationship to food has strayed from centuries of tradition, to mass produced assembly lines dependent on chemicals that bring with them a host of problems. 100 Million Years of Food argues that our ancestral diets and lifestyles are the best first line of defense in protecting our health, the optimal diet is to eat what your ancestors ate. In this clearcut and compelling book, we learn not only what to eat, but how our diets are the product of millions of years of evolution. |
| Editorial Review | This deliciously entertaining book will help you to enjoy eating your food, to enjoy thinking about your food, and to stay healthy. "Jared Diamond, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Times bestselling author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse"" "This deliciously entertaining book will help you to enjoy eating your food, to enjoy thinking about your food, and to stay healthy." --Jared Diamond, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Times bestselling author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse "The vastness, breadth, and ambitiousness of Stephen Le's 100 Million Years of Food makes it compelling and engaging."--Mark Kurlansky, author of Salt and Cod "Le mixes advice, personal anecdotes, and medical science in this fascinating food-for-thought narrative."--Booklist |
| About the Author | Stephen Le is currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Ottawa. He received a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2010 where he was a recipient of a UCLA Chancellor's Fellowship and a National Science Foundation grant for his fieldwork in Vietnam. 100 Million Years of Food is his first book. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Stephen Le |
| Publication Date | 3-Feb-16 |
| Number of Pages | 320 |
100 Million Years Of Food: What Our Ancestors Ate And Why It Matters Today Hardcover English by Stephen Le - 3-Feb-16
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