How We Eat: Appetite, Culture, and the Psychology of Food

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Summary: A Feast for the Mind
Review: An excellent read for anyone who eats food. You will gain a greater understanding of the complex relationship you have with food. The author has a wide background and has done extensive work in many fields. But hey, this is not a dry read. Wise humor peppers the pages making this book deliciously entertaining, insightful and helpful. I devoured it and would recommend it for gift giving, your summer vacation or weekend at the beach.
Dr Tim

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Summary: Interesting exploration of an under-researched topic
Review: This book is both thought-provoking and entertaining. As the author argues, despite the large role that food plays in our lives, there appears to be no unifying framework that can explain eating behavior. Despite the complexity, the author does a nice job of blending theory, empirical findings, history, and personal anecdotes. In the end, more questions are raised than are answered- a characteristic of a topic worth exploring.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting exploration of an under-researched topic
Review: This book is both thought-provoking and entertaining. As the author argues, despite the large role that food plays in our lives, there appears to be no unifying framework that can explain eating behavior. Despite the complexity, the author does a nice job of blending theory, empirical findings, history, and personal anecdotes. In the end, more questions are raised than are answered- a characteristic of a topic worth exploring.

Rating:
Summary: Food for Broad Minds
Review: Well researched, culture-inclusive and fun to read, not just a dry text. A feast for the mind, and well timed as we are more and more, world wide, becoming mindless consumers of copious quantities of munchies, whether in elite settings or otherwise.

Rating:
Summary: Food for Broad Minds
Review: Well researched, culture-inclusive and fun to read, not just a dry text. A feast for the mind, and well timed as we are more and more, world wide, becoming mindless consumers of copious quantities of munchies, whether in elite settings or otherwise.