Food
A Very Short Introduction
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9780199661084
Publication date:
13/09/2013
Paperback
144 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199661084
Publication date:
13/09/2013
Paperback
144 pages
Part of Very Short Introductions
John Krebs
Includes a brief history of human food and examines the four great transitions of food development,Considers the various biological senses involved in food,Looks at the reasons why people like some food and not others - including the genetic influences and role of learning and culture,Separates myth from the fact about food safety,Considers the reasons for the obesity epidemic and what can be done about it,Explores the future of food security in an ever-growing worldwide population
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
John Krebs
Description
In this Very Short Introduction, Prof Lord John Krebs provides a brief history of human food, from our remote ancestors 3 million years ago to the present day. By looking at the four great transitions in human food - cooking, agriculture, processing, and preservation - he considers a variety of questions, including why people like some kinds of foods and not others; how your senses contribute to flavour; the role of genetics in our likes and dislikes; and the differences in learning and culture around the world.
In turn he considers aspects of diet, nutrition, and health, and the disparity between malnutrition in some places and
overconsumption in others. Finally, he considers some of the big issues - the obesity crisis, sustainable agriculture, the role of new technologies such as genetic modification of crops, and ends by posing the question: how will it be possible to feed a population of 9 billion in 2050, without destroying our natural environment?
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging
topics highly readable.
About the author
John Krebs, Principal, Jesus College, OxfordProfessor Lord John Krebs is the Principal of Jesus College Oxford. He has held positions at the University of British Columbia, University of Wales Bangor and Oxford University, where he was a Royal Society Research Professor from 1988-2005. Between 1994 and 1999 he was Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council and from 200-2005 he was the first Chairman of the UK Food Standards Agency. He is an independent cross bencher in the House of Lords, where he chairs the Science and Technology Select Committee. He also chairs the UK Climate Adaptation sub-committee and is a Trustee of the Nuffield Foundation.
John Krebs
Table of contents
1:The Gourmet Ape
2:I like it!
3:When Food Goes Wrong
4:You are what you eat
5:Feeding the 9 billion
Further Reading
References
John Krebs
Description
In this Very Short Introduction, Prof Lord John Krebs provides a brief history of human food, from our remote ancestors 3 million years ago to the present day. By looking at the four great transitions in human food - cooking, agriculture, processing, and preservation - he considers a variety of questions, including why people like some kinds of foods and not others; how your senses contribute to flavour; the role of genetics in our likes and dislikes; and the differences in learning and culture around the world.
In turn he considers aspects of diet, nutrition, and health, and the disparity between malnutrition in some places and
overconsumption in others. Finally, he considers some of the big issues - the obesity crisis, sustainable agriculture, the role of new technologies such as genetic modification of crops, and ends by posing the question: how will it be possible to feed a population of 9 billion in 2050, without destroying our natural environment?
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging
topics highly readable.
About the author
John Krebs, Principal, Jesus College, OxfordProfessor Lord John Krebs is the Principal of Jesus College Oxford. He has held positions at the University of British Columbia, University of Wales Bangor and Oxford University, where he was a Royal Society Research Professor from 1988-2005. Between 1994 and 1999 he was Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council and from 200-2005 he was the first Chairman of the UK Food Standards Agency. He is an independent cross bencher in the House of Lords, where he chairs the Science and Technology Select Committee. He also chairs the UK Climate Adaptation sub-committee and is a Trustee of the Nuffield Foundation.
Table of contents
1:The Gourmet Ape
2:I like it!
3:When Food Goes Wrong
4:You are what you eat
5:Feeding the 9 billion
Further Reading
References
Kenneth Falconer
Frank Close
David Muir Wood
Jerry A. Coyne
Jamie Woodward
Alan Winfield
