Lisa HaushoferNov 19, 2022
Look, I know this platform is not the place for self-promotion, but the beloved hellsite is surely only hanging on by a thread, and it's my birthday today 🥳, so I'd love it if you could show my book (coming out next month) some love... Here's an excerpt that the press have kindly made available (click the link for full excerpt) https://content.ucpress.edu/title/9780520390393/9780520390393_wonderfood.pdf
Thank you kindly #histodons #histstm @histstm
Show threadLisa Haushofer
Btw this is the book:
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520390393/wonder-foods
Wonder Foods

Between 1850 and 1950, experts and entrepreneurs in Britain and the United States forged new connections between the nutrition sciences and the commercial realm through their enthusiasm for new edible consumables. The resulting food products promised wondrous solutions for what seemed to be both individual and social ills.

University of California Press
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Show threadPietroGhezzi Nov 19, 2022
@haushoferl seems interesting, does it also deal with the current beliefs is super healthy foods like kale, olive oil, berries etc (I have a scientific interest in health myths…)
Show threadLisa HaushoferNov 19, 2022
@PietroGhezzi yes, it's the prehistory of that, precisely!