This volume addresses, on one hand, the reduction of food to a scientific perspective and moral imperative, while on the other hand, it emphasizes the cultural and social significance. Since the emergence of nutritional science in the mid-19th century, we have become accustomed to discussing vitamins, proteins, and carbohydrates. We examine food from a scientific standpoint, breaking it down into individual components and quantifying them to determine how much of each nutrient we need to consume for a healthy diet. Nutrition then has the primary task of maintaining health and prolonging life. Those who refuse this responsibility, such as the supposedly obese, may be morally condemned. Thus, nutrition and health have become moralized. Consequently, through the recommended diet...