Metabolic living : food, fat, and the absorption of illness in India / Harris Solomon.

Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.

xii, 292 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index.

Interlude : Birthday cakes -- The thin-fat Indian -- Interlude : Mango madness -- The taste no chef can give -- Interlude : The ration card -- Readying the home -- Interlude : Stamps -- Lines of therapy -- Interlude : Waiting room walls -- Gut attachments -- Conclusion : Metabolic Mumbai.