{"product_id":"100-million-years-of-food-hardcover","title":"100 Million Years of Food - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Le\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating tour through the evolution of the human diet and how we can improve our health by understanding our complicated history with food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are few areas of modern life that are burdened by as much information and advice, often contradictory, as our diet and health: eat a lot of meat, eat no meat; whole grains are healthy, whole grains are a disaster; eat everything in moderation; eat only certain foods--and on and on. In\u003ci\u003e 100 Million Years of Food\u003c\/i\u003e, biological anthropologist Stephen Le explains how cuisines of different cultures are a result of centuries of evolution, finely tuned to our biology and surroundings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday many cultures have strayed from their ancestral diets, relying instead on mass-produced food often made with chemicals that may be contributing to a rise in so-called Western diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and obesity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Le\u003c\/b\u003e is currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Ottawa. He received a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2010 where he was a recipient of a UCLA Chancellor's Fellowship and a National Science Foundation grant for his fieldwork in Vietnam. \u003ci\u003e100 Million Years of Food \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124716474503,"sku":"9781250050410","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f4f81355ad6f6b24944506be4458589e.webp?v=1732572276","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/100-million-years-of-food-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}