Inequality and nutritional transition in economic history Spain in the 19th-21st centuries / edited by Francisco J. Medina-Albaladejo, Jos©♭ Miguel Mart©Ưnez-Carri©đn and Salvador Calatayud.

Other author Medina-Albaladejo, Francisco J.
Other author Mart©Ưnez Carri©đn, Jos©♭-Miguel.
Other author Calatayud Giner, Salvador, 1957-
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EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
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SeriesRoutledge explorations in economic history
Abstract "Food consumption and nutrition are historically among the most characteristic features of inequality in living standards driven by socio-economic, gender, generational and geographical reasons. Nutrition directly impacts mortality, life expectancy, height and illness, and thus becomes a good indicator of living standards and their evolution over time. However, one issue that remains unresolved is how to measure past diet inequalities with the available sources. This book evaluates nutritional inequalities in Spain from the 19th century to the present day. It explores the socio-economic, gender, generational and geographical variations in food consumption and nutrition in Spain during this period. Deriving historical data on nutrition and diet has always been difficult due to issues with available sources. This book adopts a multi-dimensional approach and two complementary methodologies capable of presenting a more comprehensive picture: the first analyses diets based on primary sources, while the second examine the effect of nutritional inequalities on biological living standards, with special emphasis on average height. This combination allows for greater precision than previous studies on the impacts of food inequality. This book will be of significant interest to scholars from different academic branches, especially historians, economic historians and historians of science, economists, and also doctors, endocrinologists, paediatricians, anthropologists, nutritionists and expert in cooperation and development"-- Provided by publisher.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Inequality and nutritional transition in economic history First edition. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9781032212463
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