Matthew Smith

Gebundenes Buch

An Alternative History of Hyperactivity

Food Additives and the Feingold Diet

Beschreibung

An Alternative History of Hyperactivity explores the origins of the Feingold diet, revealing why it became so popular, and the ways in which physicians, parents, and the public made decisions about whether it was a valid treatment for hyperactivity. Arguing that the fate of Feingold's therapy depended more on cultural, economic, and political factors than on the scientific protocols designed to test it, Smith suggests the lessons learned can help resolve medical controversies more effectively.

Autor

MATTHEW SMITH is a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK. He received the American Association for the History of Medicine's Pressman-Burroughs Wellcome Award in 2010.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None edition
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780813550169
• ISBN-10: 0813550165
• Artikelnr.: 32737334