Cargill, Kima. <br/><br/>
Food Cults :  How Fads, Dogma, and Doctrine Influence Diet. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (279 pages) 
 - Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy Series .
 - Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Psychology of Food Cults -- 2 The Allure of Food Cults -- 3 Food Practices in Early Christianity -- 4 Longevity Diets in Historical Perspective -- 5 Juicing -- 6 Contemporary Superfood Cults -- 7 Gluttons Galore -- 8 Caving In -- 9 "Of Bananas and Cavemen" -- 10 Eschew Your Food -- 11 Breaking Bread -- 12 The Gluten-Free Cult -- 13 Erasure of Indigenous Food Memories and (Re-)Imaginations -- 14 "Herb Is for the Healing of the Nation!" -- 15 What Makes a Good Mother? -- Index -- About the Contributors. 
<br/><br/> Understanding how food fads and diets can develop a fervent following that rise to the level of a cult is a new area of study and often overlooked. Here, Kima Cargill and other experts shed fresh light on the subject, revealing how and why such cults may develop among certain communities. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442251328 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Food preferences - Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT2855F658 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>394.12