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Part Six. The Politics of Calories: A Closer Look

  • Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim
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Why Calories Count
This chapter is in the book Why Calories Count
© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part One. Understanding Calories: It All Starts with the Science 11
  5. Part Two. Why You Need Calories: Survival, Warmth, and Work 49
  6. Part Three. Calorie Intake and Its Regulation 77
  7. Part Four. Too Few Calories 111
  8. Part Five. Too Many Calories 137
  9. Part Six. The Politics of Calories: A Closer Look 175
  10. Conclusion: How to Cope with the Calorie Environment 217
  11. Appendix One. Selected Events in the History of Calories, 1614 – 1919 227
  12. Appendix Two. The Respiratory Quotient (RQ) 230
  13. Appendix Three. Frequently Asked Questions 233
  14. Notes 239
  15. List of Tables 271
  16. List of Figures 273
  17. Acknowledgments 275
  18. Index 277
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520952171-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part One. Understanding Calories: It All Starts with the Science 11
  5. Part Two. Why You Need Calories: Survival, Warmth, and Work 49
  6. Part Three. Calorie Intake and Its Regulation 77
  7. Part Four. Too Few Calories 111
  8. Part Five. Too Many Calories 137
  9. Part Six. The Politics of Calories: A Closer Look 175
  10. Conclusion: How to Cope with the Calorie Environment 217
  11. Appendix One. Selected Events in the History of Calories, 1614 – 1919 227
  12. Appendix Two. The Respiratory Quotient (RQ) 230
  13. Appendix Three. Frequently Asked Questions 233
  14. Notes 239
  15. List of Tables 271
  16. List of Figures 273
  17. Acknowledgments 275
  18. Index 277
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