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There may be no greater source of anxiety for Americans today than the question of what to eat and drink. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? The author reveals the people and interests who have created and exploited these worries.

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"With wit, charm, accessibility, and impeccable scholarship (a powerful and unusual quartet), Harvey Levenstein chronicles the long history of Americans' food fears, tracing their origins, exposing and debunking the self-serving hucksters who promoted them, and, finally, offering his own 'cure': healthy skepticism. It's a riveting record of claims and counter-claims, greed and venality, that will keep you reading and, finally, reassessing your own diet." -Susan R. Friedland, author of Ribs, Caviar, and The Passover Table"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 15/04/2012
      ISBN13: 9780226473741, 978-0226473741
      ISBN10: 0226473740
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      Book Synopsis
      There may be no greater source of anxiety for Americans today than the question of what to eat and drink. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? The author reveals the people and interests who have created and exploited these worries.

      Trade Review
      "With wit, charm, accessibility, and impeccable scholarship (a powerful and unusual quartet), Harvey Levenstein chronicles the long history of Americans' food fears, tracing their origins, exposing and debunking the self-serving hucksters who promoted them, and, finally, offering his own 'cure': healthy skepticism. It's a riveting record of claims and counter-claims, greed and venality, that will keep you reading and, finally, reassessing your own diet." -Susan R. Friedland, author of Ribs, Caviar, and The Passover Table"

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