TY  - GEN
T1  - Measured meals : nutrition in America
A1  - Mudry, Jessica J., 1974-
LA  - English
PP  - Albany
PB  - SUNY Press
YR  - 2009
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocn429905174
AB  - 2009 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleAs nutritional studies proliferate, producing more and more knowledge about the connection between diet and health, Americans seem increasingly confused about what to eat to stay healthy. In Measured Meals, Jessica J. Mudry looks at the language used in the United States to communicate about health and nutrition, and reveals its effects on reframing, reshaping, and controlling what and how Americans eat. Analyzing the USDA and American federal food guidelines over the past one hundred years, Mudry shows how the language of nutrition has evolved over time. She critiques the trend of discussing food in terms of quantification--calories, vitamins, and serving sizes. She also examines how organizations such as the USDA attempt to legislate a healthy diet by mandating quantities of food based on measurable nutrients, revealing the power of language to make meaning and influence social action.
OP  - 212
CN  - TX360.U6 M83 2009eb
SN  - 9781441615763
SN  - 1441615768
SN  - 0791493865
SN  - 9780791493861
SN  - 9780791493816
SN  - 0791493814
SN  - 9780791493823
SN  - 0791493822
KW  - Nutrition : United States.
KW  - Nutrition policy : United States.
KW  - Diet : United States.
KW  - Rhetoric.
KW  - Nutrition : États-Unis.
KW  - Politique alimentaire : États-Unis.
KW  - Alimentation : États-Unis.
KW  - Rhétorique.
KW  - rhetoric (discipline)
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS : Nutrition.
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS : Diets.
KW  - MEDICAL : Nutrition.
KW  - MEDICAL : Nursing : Nutrition.
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS : Food Content Guides.
KW  - Diet
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Nutrition policy
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - United States
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric
KW  - Electronic book.
ER  -