{"product_id":"measured-meals-jessica-j-mudry-9780791493816","title":"Measured Meals: Nutrition in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides an alternative history of nutrition in the U.S. that focuses on the power of scientific language.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2009 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Outstanding Academic Title \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs nutritional studies proliferate, producing more and more knowledge about the connection between diet and health, Americans seem increasingly confused about what to eat to stay healthy. In Measured Meals, Jessica J. Mudry looks at the language used in the United States to communicate about health and nutrition, and reveals its effects on reframing, reshaping, and controlling what and how Americans eat. Analyzing the USDA and American federal food guidelines over the past one hundred years, Mudry shows how the language of nutrition has evolved over time. She critiques the trend of discussing food in terms of quantification-calories, vitamins, and serving sizes. She also examines how organizations such as the USDA attempt to legislate a healthy diet by mandating quantities of food based on measurable nutrients, revealing the power of language to make meaning and influence social action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica J. Mudry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791493814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791493816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009","brand":"Jessica J. Mudry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086864462079,"sku":"9780791493816","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77122f99-19e6-4792-856a-ae2f17ff3283.jpg?v=1769097022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/measured-meals-jessica-j-mudry-9780791493816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}