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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Smith, Matthew

Titel

Another person's poison: a history of food allergy

Ort / Verlag

New York: Columbia University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To some, food allergies seem like fabricated cries for attention. For others, they pose a dangerous health threat. Food allergies are bound up with so many personal and ideological concerns that it is difficult to determine what is medical and what is myth. This book parses the political, economic, cultural, and genuine health factors of a phenomenon that now dominates our interactions with others and our understanding of ourselves. Surveying the history of food allergy from ancient times to the present, Another Person's Poison also gives readers a clear grasp of new medical findings on allerg.