The poison is in the dose: The French Paradox, the healthy drinker and the medicalization of virtue

Food, Culture and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-114

  Mudry, Jessica ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discourses of science; French Paradox; Medicalization; Mediterranean diet; Quantification of health; Wine

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149138672     PISSN: 15528014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175174410X12549021368144     Document Type: Article

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