{"product_id":"100-million-years-of-food-what-our-ancestors-ate-and-why-it-matters-today-9781250117885","title":"100 Million Years of Food: What Our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen Le\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Agriculture \u0026amp; Food (see also Political Science - Public Poli\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating tour through the evolution of the human diet and how we can improve our health by understanding our complicated history with food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are few areas of modern life that are burdened by as much information and advice, often contradictory, as our diet and health: eat a lot of meat, eat no meat; whole grains are healthy, whole grains are a disaster; eat everything in moderation; eat only certain foods--and on and on. In\u003ci\u003e 100 Million Years of Food\u003c\/i\u003e, biological anthropologist Stephen Le explains how cuisines of different cultures are a result of centuries of evolution, finely tuned to our biology and surroundings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday many cultures have strayed from their ancestral diets, relying instead on mass-produced food often made with chemicals that may be contributing to a rise in so-called Western diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and obesity.","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45118556078231,"sku":"9781250117885","price":490.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781250117885.webp?v=1767099889","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/100-million-years-of-food-what-our-ancestors-ate-and-why-it-matters-today-9781250117885","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}