Feb 10, 2018bhg0010 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A lot of books about diets, dieting, nutrition, and that sort of thing have an obnoxious, judgmental tone to them. The authors practically yell at the reader about how bad meat-eating is. In contrast, Marta Zaraska's book takes a much broader approach. She's interested in answering that one, fundamental question: "Why? Why do people find meat so tasty and so appealing in the first place?" This involves taking a wide look into human evolution, recent cultural changes, the economics of food production, and more. While there are a lot of places in the book that I wish it had more context and more details, and the bias in favor of vegetarianism is still there although far more even-handed than normal, Zaraska has still done great work.
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