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101 facts you should know about foods / (Record no. 46322)

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CONTROL NUMBER
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DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 200801231141
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20061117083549.0
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1840467673 (pbk.)
AUTHOR NAME
AUTHOR NAME Farndon, John.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title 101 facts you should know about foods /
Statement of responsibility, etc John Farndon.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London, Eng. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Icon,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 196 ;
Dimensions 18 cm.
GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes index.
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc The way fast food changes brain chemistry can make it as addictive as heroin- Eating less could be the best way to stop growing old- 47% of broiler chickens sold suffer from crippling bone disorders- A typical family throws away 30-50 kg of food packaging a month. From the extraordinary distance our food can travel to reach our tables to the remarkable benefits of eating avocados, John Farndon shows the amazing, often shocking, truth behind the food we eat. Covering everything from the big businesses that control food production around the world to the dangers of food dyes, this book reveals the complex facts behind the simplest of meals.Find out just what GM food is and why you may eat it unknowingly, how food gets its flavour, how some foods are not as nutritious as they should be, how bringing exotic foods to your table may literally cost the Earth, and much more.This is an essential guide to the facts behind food.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Food
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 01. English Non Fiction
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
d 641.5 FAR
c 211
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code
GRAY18481641.5 FARColonel Gray High School
MONT13381641.3 FARMontague Regional High School
TOSH16853641.5 FARThree Oaks Senior High School
KISH6205641.5 FARKensington Intermediate Senior High