Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food, from sustainable to suicidal /
Mark Bittman.
- xiv, 364 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The food-brain feedback loop -- Soil and civilization -- Agriculture goes global -- Creating famine -- The American way of farming -- The farm as factory -- Dust and depression -- Food and the brand -- Soy and chicken -- The force-feeding of junk -- The green revolution -- The resistance -- Where we're at -- The way forward -- Conclusion: We are all eaters.
"From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"--
Food habits--History.--United States Food habits--Environmental aspects--United States. Agriculture--Social aspects--United States. Agriculture--Environmental aspects--United States.