Overview
- Explores the category of "superfoods" from a blended science and cultural viewpoint
- Offers a balanced, evidence-based view of a comprehensive list of superfoods
- Features a cultural history of each superfood, as well as social issues
Part of the book series: Food and Health (FH)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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About this book
Superfoods have come to the forefront of the public imagination due to a combination of presumed health benefits and cultural mystique. Much of the literature on these foods, however, is based upon rostrums and diet plans that accept the health claims of superfoods without subjecting them to rigorous scrutiny.
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. Following a discussion of “superfoods” as a category, the book’s chapters examine individual superfoods, including but not limited to: avocados, chocolate, wine, berries, and fish oil.
Presented in a systemic manner, each chapter provides a cultural history of the superfood; a survey of the current state of nutritional research on the food and its health claims; an exploration of related science topics to enhance understanding of the superfood, (i.e., a survey of the botany, biology, or chemistry studies); social issues associated with the superfood, such as sustainability, environmental health concerns, agricultural issues, fair trade and marketing issues; and one to three recipes featuring the superfood. This combination of scientific and cultural perspectives makes Superfoods an invaluable reference for academics, industry professionals, and lay-readers alike.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jeffrey P. Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University.
Charlene Van Buiten, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Superfoods
Book Subtitle: Cultural and Scientific Perspectives
Editors: Jeffrey P. Miller, Charlene Van Buiten
Series Title: Food and Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93240-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93239-8Published: 23 April 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-93242-8Published: 23 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-93240-4Published: 22 April 2022
Series ISSN: 2509-6389
Series E-ISSN: 2509-6397
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 214
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 73 illustrations in colour
Topics: Food Science, Nutrition