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Superfoods: Cultural and Scientific Perspectives

Superfoods: Cultural and Scientific Perspectives

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Superfoods have gained popularity due to their perceived health benefits and cultural mystique. Superfoods: Cultural and Scientific Perspectives examines these food products from a blended science and cultural viewpoint, presenting a balanced, evidence-based view of each food item. Chapters explore individual superfoods, their cultural history, nutritional research, related science topics, social issues, and recipes. This resource is valuable for academics, industry professionals, and lay-readers alike.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 23 April 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG


Superfoods have gained immense popularity in the public eye, largely due to their perceived health benefits and cultural allure. However, much of the literature surrounding these foods is based on uncritical endorsements of health claims without subjecting them to rigorous scientific scrutiny. Superfoods: Cultural and Scientific Perspectives delves into these food products from a comprehensive scientific and cultural lens, offering a balanced and evidence-based examination of each individual superfood. The book begins by discussing the concept of "superfoods" as a category and then proceeds to explore specific superfoods, including avocados, chocolate, wine, berries, and fish oil. Each chapter is organized in a systematic manner, providing a historical context of the superfood, a review of current nutritional research on its health benefits, an exploration of related scientific disciplines to deepen understanding, social considerations related to the superfood, such as sustainability, environmental health concerns, agricultural issues, fair trade, and marketing concerns, and one to three recipes featuring the superfood. By combining scientific and cultural perspectives, Superfoods becomes an invaluable resource for scholars, industry professionals, and general readers alike.

Weight: 349g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030932428
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022

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