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Spoiled : the Myth of Milk as a Superfood by Anne Mendelson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Spoiled : the Myth of Milk as a Superfood about?
Why is cows' milk, which few nonwhite people can digest, promoted as a science-backed dietary necessity in countries where the majority of the population is lactose-intolerant? Why are gigantic new dairy farms permitted to deplete the sparse water resources of desert ecosystems? Why do thousands of U.S. dairy farmers every year give up after struggling to recoup production costs against plummeting wholesale prices? Exploring these questions and many more, Spoiled is an unflinching and meticulous critique of the glorification of fluid milk and its alleged universal benefits. Anne Mendelson's groundbreaking book chronicles the story of milk from the Stone Age peoples who first domesticated cows, goats, and sheep to today's troubled dairy industry. Spoiled shows that drinking fresh milk was rare until Western scientific experts who were unaware of genetic differences in the ability to digest lactose deemed it superior to traditional fermented dairy products. Their flawed beliefs fueled the growth of a massive and environmentally devastating industry that turned milk into a cheap, ubiquitous commodity. Mendelson's wide-ranging account also examines the consequences of homogenizatio
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Anne Mendelson
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780231547703
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Agriculture, Cooking
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