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The foods eaten by a nation's population play a key role in shaping the health of that society. This book presents country-specific information on how diet, food security, and concepts of health critically impact the well-being of the world's population.

Table of Contents

Introduction Africa Algeria Angola Benin Burkina Faso Central Africa Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Ethiopia and Eritrea Ghana Guinea Kenya Liberia Maasai Madagascar Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Uganda Zimbabwe Middle East Arabian Peninsula Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Palestinian Territories Syria Turkey Yemen and Oman Americas Argentina Aruba and Bonaire Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao and Sint Maarten Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Guiana Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Inuit Jamaica Martinique and Guadeloupe Mexico Native Americans Nicaragua Panama Paraguay and Uruguay Peru Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Venezuela Asia and Oceania Aboriginal Australians Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia Central Asia China Hmong Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Laos People's Democratic Republic Macau Malaysia Maori Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Tibet Vietnam Europe Armenia Austria Basque Territory Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Gypsies Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Other Antarctica Space About the Editor and Contributors Index

About the Author

Ken Albala is professor of history at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA. He is editor of ABC-CLIO's Food Culture around the World series.