Food and the Risk Society : Routledge : 9780367596521 : 0367596520 : 30 Jun 2020 : This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the current scientific knowledge concerning risks associated with food preparation, processing and consumption, with particular attention to the gap between scientific research and public perception. Examining the effects of food on the body from both micro and macro levels, it covers a range of broad themes and current concerns, including obesity and the 'obesity epidemic', the benefits or otherwise of dietary supplements, caffeine consumption, GM food, alcohol, organic food, the consumption of fruit and vegetables, and pathogens and contaminants. Thematically arranged according to the application of broad theoretical approaches in sociological theory ? the socio-cultural perspective, the risk society perspective and the governmentality perspective ? each chapter focuses on a particular area of interest or concern in relation to food, covering the exist