BookShorts Film: Food, Sex and Salmonella January 7, 2009 / / Films
Dr. David Waltner-Toews firmely believes we are what we eat, and that foodborne diseases are a global health issue. We would do well to pay attention. It’s not doifficult when Dr. Dave’s presentation of the facts is both thorough, and entertaining.
In this deceptively light-hearted book video, Waltner-Toews explores the global patterns of foodborne disease, from toxins in fish to pandemics of Salmonella, and the changes in climate, culture, agriculture, and trade that have led to the emergence of new diseases and epidemics. It can be a nasty business, but just as sexual, intimate relationships can be a source of comfort and pleasure when you know what you’re getting into, so too can our relationship with healthy, whole foods from a transparent food system.
For more about Food, Sex and Salmonella, visit the publisher’s website at www.greystonebooks.com. For more book video, book trailers and author biographies, visit http://www.movingstories.tv
(c) 2008 BookShorts Literacy Program for Greystone Books, with support from Canadian Heritage. Directed by Kate Hollett; Produced by Judith Keenan.
