The term 'Anthropology of Food' has become an accepted abbreviation for the study of anthropological perspectives on food, diet and nutrition, an increasingly i

An unprecedented interdisciplinary effort suggests that there is a systematic theory behind why humans eat what they eat.

Biocultural and archaeological research on food, past and present, often relies on very specific, precise, methods for data collection and analysis. These are p

The dramatic increase in all things food in popular and academic fields during the last two decades has generated a diverse and dynamic set of approaches for un

This book examines how the social environment affects food choices and intake, and documents the extent to which people are unaware of the significant impact of