Vitamania

Vitamania
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Publisher : Penguin Books
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780143108153
ISBN-13 : 0143108158
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Book Synopsis Vitamania by : Catherine Price

Download or read book Vitamania written by Catherine Price and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Vitamania, award-winning journalist Catherine Price takes readers on a lively journey through the past, present and future of the mysterious micronutrients known as human vitamins -- an adventure that includes poison squads and political maneuvering, irradiated sheep grease and smuggled rats. Part history, part science, part personal exploration, Price's witty and engaging book reveals how vitamins have profoundly shaped our attitudes toward eating, and investigates the emerging science of how what we eat might affect our offspring for generations to come.--AMAZON.


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