Fear of Food

An “entertaining and enlightening” history of the scares, scams, and pseudoscience that have made food a source of anxiety in America ( The Boston Globe ). Are eggs the perfect protein, or cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart, or bad for my liver? Will pesticides and processed foods kill me? In this book, food historian Harvey Levenstein encourages us to take a deep breath, and reveals the people and vested interests who have created and exploited so many worries surrounding the subj