Another Person’s Poison: A History of Food Allergy

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For most of the twentieth century, food allergies were considered a fad or junk science. While many physicians and clinicians argued that certain foods could cause a range of chronic problems, others believed that allergies were psychosomatic. This book traces the trajectory of this debate and its effect on public-health policy and the production, manufacture, and consumption of food. Exploring the issue from scientific, political, economic, social, and patient-centered perspectives, Another Person's Poison illuminates society's troubled relationship with food, disease, nature, and the creation of medical knowledge. Another Person's Poison traces the trajectory of the debate over food allergies and its effect on public-health policy and the production, manufacture, and consumption of food. Matthew Smith illuminates society's troubled relationship with food, disease, nature, and the creation of medical knowledge.