Description: Why is cows' milk, which few nonwhite people can digest, promoted as a science-backed dietary necessity in countries where the majority of the population is lactose-intolerant? Why are gigantic new dairy farms permitted to deplete the sparse water resources of desert ecosystems? Why do thousands of U.S. dairy farmers every year give up after struggling to recoup production costs against plummeting wholesale prices?Exploring these questions and many more, Spoiled is an unflinching and meticulous critique of the glorification of fluid milk and its alleged universal benefits. Anne Mendelson's groundbreaking book chronicles the story of milk from the Stone Age peoples who first domesticated cows, goats, and sheep to today's troubled dairy industry. Spoiled shows that drinking fresh milk was rare until Western scientific experts who were unaware of genetic differences in the ability to digest lactose deemed it superior to traditional fermented dairy products. Their flawed beliefs fueled the growth of a massive and environmentally devastating industry that turned milk into a cheap, ubiquitous commodity.Mendelson's wide-ranging account also examines the consequences of homogenization and refrigeration technologies, the toll that modern farming takes on dairy cows, and changing perceptions of raw milk since the advent of pasteurization. Unraveling the myths and misconceptions that prop up the dairy industry, Spoiled calls for more sustainable, healthful futures in our relationship with milk and the animals that provide it.
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EAN: 9780231188180
UPC: 9780231188180
ISBN: 9780231188180
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Book Title: Spoiled : the Myth of Milk As Superfood
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Topic: United States / 20th Century, General, Specific Ingredients / Dairy, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 1.2 in
Genre: Cooking, House & Home, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 27.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Anne Mendelson
Book Series: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History Ser.
Item Width: 6.6 in
Format: Hardcover
