Protein : The Making of a Nutritional Superstar

King, Samantha; Weedon, Gavin

doi:10.1215/9781478061694

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King, Samantha

Weedon, Gavin

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English

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Abstract

In Protein, Samantha King and Gavin Weedon explore the contemporary obsession with this nutritional superstar, tracing how protein moves through food systems and fitness cultures, strengthening some bodies and environments at the expense of others.

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https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111752

Keywords

Climate crisis; Nutrition; Fitness; Muscle; Materialism; Political ecology; Plant-based meat; Techno-foods; Molecular biopolitics; Ontology; Justus von Liebig; Global food market; Science and technology studies; Colonialism; Protein gap; Malnutrition; Imperialism; Kwashiorkor; Race; Protein supplements; Whey; Metabolism; Industrial agriculture; Dairy consumption; Waste and pollution; Dairy agriculture; Dairy overproduction; Protein powder; Sarcopenia; Senescence; Medicalization; Economization; Aging; Muscle loss; Consumer culture; Masculinity; Social media; Digitalization; Neoliberalism; Alternative proteins; Meat; Populism; Culture wars