Empty pleasures the story of artificial sweeteners from saccharin to Splenda / Carolyn de la Peña.
| Author/creator | Peña, Carolyn Thomas de la. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, |
| Description | 279 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | False scarlet : healthful sugar vs. adulterous saccharin in the early twentieth century -- Alchemic ally : women's creativity and control in saccharin and cyclamates -- Diet men : the food-pharma origins of artificially sweetened products -- Prosperity stomachs and prosperous women : diet entrepreneurs -- Saccharin rebels : the right to risky pleasure in 1977 -- Nutrasweet nation : profit, peril, and the promise of a free lunch -- Conclusion : Splenda, sugar, and what mother nature intended. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010006638 |
| ISBN | 9780807834091 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807834092 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |