Title Diet for a large planet : industrial Britain, food systems, and world ecology / Chris Otter

Published Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (411 pages) : illustrations Contents Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Meat -- 2. Wheat -- 3. Sugar -- 4. Risk -- 5. Violence -- 6. Metabolism -- 7. Bodies -- 8. Earth -- 9. Acceleration -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index Summary In Diet for a Large Planet, Chris Otter goes back to the late eighteenth century in Britain, where the diet heavy in meat, wheat, and sugar was developing. As Britain underwent steady growth, urbanization, industrialization, and economic expansion, the nation altered its food choices, shifting away from locally produced plant-based nutrition. This new diet, rich in animal proteins and refined carbohydrates, made people taller and stronger, but it led to new types of health problems. Its production also relied on far greater acreage than Britain itself, forcing the nation to become more dependent on global resources. Otter shows how this issue expands beyond Britain, looking at the global effects of large agro-food systems that require more resources than our planet can sustain. This comprehensive history helps us understand how the British played a significant role in making red meat, white bread, and sugar the diet of choice - linked to wealth, luxury, and power - and shows how dietary choices connect to the pressing issues of climate change and food supply Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 02, 2020) Subject Diet -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Diet -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Food consumption -- Great Britain -- History Food supply -- Great Britain -- History Human ecology -- History. Human ecology -- Great Britain -- History Nutrition -- Great Britain -- History History -- General. Science -- History. Diet Food consumption Food supply Human ecology Nutrition Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 022670596X 9780226705965

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