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Steven Shapin, "Eating and Being: A History of Ideas about Our Food and Ourselves" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

New Books in Sociology

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The Body as Machine: Historical Contexts of Nutrition and Food Perception

This chapter examines the historical transition in how the body is perceived in relation to food, comparing it to a heat engine and introducing the idea of calories. It discusses the influence of industrialization on nutritional science and dietary guidelines, encouraging a reassessment of modern dietary practices.

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