A photo-chronicle that visits families in twenty-four countries in every inhabited continent, each photographed amidst their weekly food purchases. The accompanying text details food-intake lists with costs noted; provides typical family recipes; and draws on this data to produce such illuminating essays as "Diabesity," about the worldwide epidemic of obesity and diabetes.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Hungry planet : what the world eats
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A photo-chronicle that visits families in twenty-four countries in every inhabited continent, each photographed amidst their weekly food purchases. The accompanying text details food-intake lists with costs noted; provides typical family recipes; and draws on this data to produce such illuminating essays as "Diabesity," about the worldwide epidemic of obesity and diabetes.
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