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Protein

The Making of a Nutritional Superstar

dc.contributor.authorKing, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorWeedon, Gavin
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-17T08:46:08Z
dc.date.available2026-03-17T08:46:08Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111752
dc.description.abstractIn 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.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::V Health, Relationships and Personal development::VF Family and health::VFM Fitness and diet::VFMD Diets and dieting, nutrition
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry
dc.subject.otherClimate crisis
dc.subject.otherNutrition
dc.subject.otherFitness
dc.subject.otherMuscle
dc.subject.otherMaterialism
dc.subject.otherPolitical ecology
dc.subject.otherPlant-based meat
dc.subject.otherTechno-foods
dc.subject.otherMolecular biopolitics
dc.subject.otherOntology
dc.subject.otherJustus von Liebig
dc.subject.otherGlobal food market
dc.subject.otherScience and technology studies
dc.subject.otherColonialism
dc.subject.otherProtein gap
dc.subject.otherMalnutrition
dc.subject.otherImperialism
dc.subject.otherKwashiorkor
dc.subject.otherRace
dc.subject.otherProtein supplements
dc.subject.otherWhey
dc.subject.otherMetabolism
dc.subject.otherIndustrial agriculture
dc.subject.otherDairy consumption
dc.subject.otherWaste and pollution
dc.subject.otherDairy agriculture
dc.subject.otherDairy overproduction
dc.subject.otherProtein powder
dc.subject.otherSarcopenia
dc.subject.otherSenescence
dc.subject.otherMedicalization
dc.subject.otherEconomization
dc.subject.otherAging
dc.subject.otherMuscle loss
dc.subject.otherConsumer culture
dc.subject.otherMasculinity
dc.subject.otherSocial media
dc.subject.otherDigitalization
dc.subject.otherNeoliberalism
dc.subject.otherAlternative proteins
dc.subject.otherMeat
dc.subject.otherPopulism
dc.subject.otherCulture wars
dc.titleProtein
dc.title.alternativeThe Making of a Nutritional Superstar
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1215/9781478061694
oapen.relation.isPublishedByf0d6aaef-4159-4e01-b1ea-a7145b2ab14b
oapen.relation.isbn9781478061694
oapen.relation.isbn9781478094654
oapen.relation.isbn9781478029489
oapen.relation.isbn9781478032922
oapen.pages216
oapen.place.publicationDurham, North Carolina USA


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