Food--fads and fallacies.

The importance of food and its many connotations in our daily lives is obvious, from the first feed at the mother's breast within minutes of delivery to the condemned man's last meal. Food is a source of domestic disharmony in infancy, a symptom of rebellion in teenagers, a mode of communication amongst adults (note the scene from the film "Tom Jones"), and particularly a source of concern to most health-conscious adults.