Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520275969 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 534 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Straight reporting about the shaping of food policy, as this volume makes clear, is certain to offend some very powerful players."—Joan Dye Gussow, author of This Organic Life"Food politics underlie all politics in the United States. A major contribution to understanding the interaction of politics and science, especially the science of nutrition, it is of extreme value to virtually all policy makers and to everyone concerned with the American diet."—Sheldon Margen, editor of the Berkeley Wellness Letter "A devastating analysis of how the naked self-interest of Ame
Autamme_dot_com said Good book. At times you might be forgiven for thinking that surely food can be left free of politics, when so much else in the world is tied up with political string. Sorry, but politics plays a big place here too!Whether it is public policy and politics dictating what we should eat and drink on health grounds, or should that be "health" grounds, geopolitics with us being encouraged to favour produce from country X instead of country Y for various reasons or just plain business politics, with companies lobbying politicians to help further their own means, foo. "Very enlightening!" according to lincone. I am not finished with the book yet, but it's filled with great information regarding the relationship between government agencies and what is communicated to the public regarding healthy nutrition. I recommend this read for anyone who wants to understand what's behind how hard it is to eat/live healthy without the hype given by companies only in it for the money.. Professor said Chilling and Timely - Well referenced. An alarming read for anyone in the healthcare field. Nestles major premise is that eating less would improve health and this is a challenge because this is in direct opposition to the food industries goal of making a profit. Her message is that involvement of the regulatory agencies should be more independent of the food industry. As so many of our chronic illnesses are cause by obesity or influenced by it - she makes a case for why we should all be concerned where we are heading.Particularly chilling are the details about marketing to children. In
In this engrossing exposé, Marion Nestle goes behind the scenes to reveal how the competition really works and how it affects our health. No wonder most of us are thoroughly confused about what to eat to stay healthy.An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics will forever change the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. She vividly illustrates food politics in action: watered-down government dietary advice, schools pushing soft drinks, diet supplements promoted as if they were First Amendment rights. They have stakeholders to please, shareholders to satisfy, a