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Nutritionism: The Science And Politics Of Dietary Advice

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Book Title: Nutritionism: The Science And Politics Of Dietary Advice

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Author: Gyorgy Scrinis

Publication Name: Nutritionism : the Science and Politics of Dietary Advice

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Publication Year: 2013

Series: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives ON Culinary History Ser.

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 24.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 368 Pages

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