In Defense of Processed Food

Name: In Defense of Processed Food
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SKU: 9781789147674
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By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo

Series: Food Controversies

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In Defense of Processed Food by Anastacia Marx de Salcedo explores the intriguing role processed foods play in our modern diet and lifestyle. The author delves into the science, production processes, and historical context, challenging common perceptions and highlighting potential benefits alongside traditional health concerns. It's a thought-provoking examination that encourages readers to reassess what processed foods contribute to society.
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You might enjoy this book if you are curious about the unexpected benefits and contributions of processed foods in modern diets. It offers a fresh perspective, challenging commonly held beliefs about nutrition and food production, making it ideal for readers interested in food science and culinary culture.

A gleeful demolition of the received wisdom surrounding processed food.

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Taking in turn a scientific, feminist, economic, and public-health perspective, this book gleefully demolishes much of the received wisdom surrounding processed food.

Anastacia Marx de Salcedo argues that most of these foods are fairly healthy, and their consumption is an undisputed boon to women's equality, since women still bear disproportionate responsibility for home and children.

Alternate food systems are doomed to be small-scale and unproductive, and can even harm economies as a whole. Can we blame processed food for the worldwide increase in obesity when the role of sedentary lifestyles has not been fully investigated?

The author concludes by embracing packaged and preserved edibles in her larder and encourages the reader to do the same.

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In Defense of Processed Food by Anastacia Marx de Salcedo challenges conventional perspectives on processed foods, suggesting that many common criticisms may be overblown. It offers a contrarian viewpoint that defends the role of processed food in our diets and examines how industrial food production can have benefits, such as affordability and food safety.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789147674

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Reaktion Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 120.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 144

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Anastacia Marx de Salcedo Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food New Release Cook Books Non-Fiction Series: Food Controversies

About the Author

Anastacia Marx de Salcedo is a public health consultant and writer, whose features and essays have appeared in the Atlantic, Salon, Slate, and Vice, and on PBS and NPR blogs. Her books include Eat Like a Pig, Run Like a Horse. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

In Defense of Processed Food