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Reading List
Currently reading:
The Illness Narratives:
Suffering, Healing, and the Human Condition
by Arthur Kleinman (1988)
Kleinman, a psychiatrist and anthropologist, explores and argues how a patient's interpretation of their illness, especially their chronic illness, aids both the patient and the doctor
in treating the illness.
Food Politics:
How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health
by Marion Nestle (2013 edition)
"Editor of the 1988 Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health, Nestle...[leads] us through the maze of food industry interests and influences...When it comes to the mass production and consumption of food, strategic decisions are driven by economics—not science, not common sense, and certainly not health." -- from foodpolitics.com
Food in History
by Reay Tannahill (1988 edition)
TBA
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