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Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them

2022; University of California Press; Volume: 84; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/abt.2022.84.9.588

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Kirstin Milks, Frank Brown Cloud, Jonathan Morris,

Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

Book Review| December 01 2022 Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them. By Dan Saladino. 2021. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. (ISBN 9780374605322). 450 pp. Hardcover. $30. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Jonathan Morris Jonathan Morris professor of biology, retired Manchester Community College, Middletown, CT, jimor22@comcast.net Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2022) 84 (9): 588. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.9.588 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Jonathan Morris; Eating to Extinction: The World’s Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them. The American Biology Teacher 1 December 2022; 84 (9): 588. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.9.588 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search I love reading books that teach me about the things I eat. This book does just that, while being easily understandable and enjoyable. Each chapter of Eating to Extinction tells a fascinating in-depth story about the origins and history of a particular food that is in danger of being lost to us. It is surprising how many foods are in this precarious position. Author Dan Saladino, a renowned British food journalist, uncovers for us why each meat, grain, fruit, and vegetables is in danger of extinction and the impact of these plants’ and animals’ potential extinction on humanity. If you or your students have an interest in the foods you eat and how humanity can prepare for a future with plenty of healthy food for everyone, then you will find this to be a fascinating read. Saladino conducted extensive research, including traveling to many of the sites around the world... You do not currently have access to this content.