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"Mexican cuisine has emerged as a paradox of globalization. Food enthusiasts throughout the world celebrate the humble taco at the same time that Mexicans are eating fewer tortillas and more processed food. Today Mexico is experiencing an epidemic of diet-related chronic illness. The precipitous rise of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic disease--all attributed to changes in the Mexican diet--has resulted in a public health emergency. In her gripping new book, Alyshia Gálvez exposes how changes in policy following NAFTA have fundamentally altered one of the most basic elements of life in Mexico…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2018Eating NAFTA : trade, food policies, and the destruction of MexicoUniversity of California Press · 270 pages · 9780520291805
- Other · English · 2018University of California Press · 288 pages · 9780520965447
- Other · English · 2017University of California Press · 288 pages · 9780520291812
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