Adequate Food for All: Culture, Science, and Technology of Food in the 21st Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780367385989)

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary book, Adequate Food for All explores solutions to the ever-increasing problem of food supply. Critical in its analysis, while maintaining an optimistic outlook, the text discusses the dramatic effects of nutrient excess and deficiency on growth and development in children, and on productivity in adults. It is divided into six major sections addressing food and agriculture in history, food production, and global food security as well as modern food choices, required nutrients, and foods that heal.