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What sex is to interpersonal relationships, eating is to the human-environment relationship: a consummation of humans' connection to the living biosphere. But while sticking one's tongue into a new and exciting environment may be an act as old as the planet, it can also lead to some nasty surprises. In this lively look at foodborne illnesses, David Waltner-Toews discusses food-related problems caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites, including death by puffer fish, rollicking tales of tapeworms, neurological problems brought on by ciguatera poison, and that old standby, botulism. He also examines the chemicals and antibiotics that have entered the food supply and the havoc they can wreak. And to help readers stop problems before they start, he offers common-sense solutions to confronting the complicated issue of foodborne disease. His witty approach makes a deadly serious subject accessible to all readers, while never minimizing the risk.

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Mathematics & science Science: general issues Popular science

• Full title: Food, Sex and Salmonella
• Subtitle: Why Our Food Is Making Us Sick
• Author: David Waltner-Toews
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• EAN: 9781553652717
• ISBN: 1553652711
• ID: 09241274
• Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada
• Weight: 326 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. February 2008

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