{"product_id":"ancestral-diets-and-nutrition-9780367235987","title":"Ancestral Diets and Nutrition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncestral Diets and Nutrition \u003c\/em\u003esupplies dietary advice based on the study of prehuman and human populations worldwide over the last two million years. This thorough, accessible book uses prehistory and history as a laboratory for testing the health effects of various foods. It examines all food groups by drawing evidence from skeletons and their teeth, middens, and coprolites along with written records where they exist to determine peoplesâ health and diet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully illustrated and grounded in extensive research, this book enhances knowledge about diet, nutrition, and health. It appeals to practitioners in medicine, nutrition, anthropology, biology, chemistry, economics, and history, and those seeking a clear explanation of what humans have eaten across the ages and what we should eat now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSixteen chapters examine fat, sweeteners, grains, roots and tubers, fruits, vegetables, and animal and plant sources of protein.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates informat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eList of Figures...................................................................................................................................xv\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eList of Tables....................................................................................................................................xxi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eList of Graphs.................................................................................................................................xxv\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface..........................................................................................................................................xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments..........................................................................................................................xxix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor............................................................................................................................................xxxi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction and Method...............................................................................................1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Components of Nutrition: Calories, Carbohydrates, Fat, Protein, Minerals,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVitamins, Phytochemicals, and Water........................................................................27\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Changing Circumstances and Diets............................................................................ 61\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Meat............................................................................................................................. 91\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Fish and Shellfish...................................................................................................... 121\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Poultry and Eggs....................................................................................................... 149\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Dairy.......................................................................................................................... 179\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Legumes....................................................................................................................207\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Nuts........................................................................................................................... 241\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Fat.............................................................................................................................. 267\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Sweeteners: Honey, Sucrose, and High Fructose Corn Syrup.................................. 295\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Grains........................................................................................................................ 323\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Roots and Tubers....................................................................................................... 355\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Fruits......................................................................................................................... 391\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Vegetables.................................................................................................................. 417\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Conclusion................................................................................................................. 439\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography..................................................................................................................................447\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex...............................................................................................................................................483\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017855992151,"sku":"9780367235987","price":56.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367235987.jpg?v=1750774900","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ancestral-diets-and-nutrition-9780367235987","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}