FIRST BITE: HOW WE LEARN TO EAT. by Wilson, Bee - 2015

New York: Basic Books, 2015. 319 pp, 9 1/2" H. "We are not born knowing what to eat; as omnivores it is something we each have to figure out for ourselves. From childhood onward, we learn how big a 'portion' is and how sweet is too sweet. We learn to enjoy green vegetables - or not. But how does this education happen? What are the origins of taste? (The author) draws on the latest research from food psychologists, neuroscientists, and nutritionists to reveal that our food habits are shaped by a whole host of factors: family and culture, memory and gender, hunger and love. Taking the reader on a journey across the globe, Wilson introduces us to people who can only eat foods of a certain color; prisoners of war whose deepest yearning is for mom's apple pie; a nine-year-old anosmia sufferer who has no memory of the flavor of her mother's cooking; toddlers who will eat nothing but hot dogs and grilled cheese sandwiches; and researchers and doctors who have pioneered effective ways to persuade children to try new vegetables. The way we learn to eat holds the key to why food has gone so disastrously wrong for so many people. But Wilson also shows that both adults and children have immense potential for learning new, healthy eating habits." A very slight lean to the spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wear/wrinking, a very faint 1" scratch on the front panel.. Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good.