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Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes and Cultural Diversity

Why Some Like It Hot: Food, Genes and Cultural Diversity

by Gary Paul Nabhan (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

Natural historian Gary Paul Nabhan takes us on a culinary odyssey to solve the puzzles posed by the 'ghosts of evolution' hidden within every culture and its traditional cuisine. We learn how various ethnic cuisines formerly protected their traditional consumers from both infectious and nutrition-related diseases.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 248
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Island Press
Published: 15 Jul 2006
ISBN 10: 1597260916
ISBN 13: 9781597260916

Media Reviews
Why Some Like It Hot is a masterpiece of investigation . . . A fascinating survey evolves which will thoughtfully interest any truly dedicated nutritionist, professional chef, or family kitchen cook. --Library Bookwatch
Author Bio
Gary Paul Nabhan has been at the forefront of ethnobiology and nutritional ecology for three decades. He has been honored with a MacArthur Genius Fellowship and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Conservation Biology. His books and essays have won numerous awards, including the Burroughs Medal for nature writing, and have been translated into five languages. His original research that underlies this book has appeared in Nature, Science News, Slow, Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and Ecology of Food and Nutrition. He is currently the Director of the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University.