Food politics : how the food industry influences nutrition and health / Marion Nestle ; foreword by Michael Pollan.
Author/creator |
Nestle, Marion |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | Revised and expanded 10th anniversary ed. |
Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013. |
Description | xxii, 510 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Supplemental Content | E-book - Full text from Credo Reference Academic Core Premium Collection |
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Series | California studies in food and culture ; [3] California studies in food and culture 3. ^A469711 |
Contents | Introduction: The food industry and "eat more". -- Part 1: Undermining dietary advice. From "eat more" to "eat less," 1900-1990 ; Politics versus science : opposing the food pyramid, 1991-1992 ; "Deconstructing" dietary advice -- Part 2: Working the system. Influencing government : food lobbies and lobbyists ; Co-opting nutrition professionals ; Winning friends, disarming critics ; Playing hardball : legal and not -- Part 3: Exploiting kids, corrupting schools. Starting early : underage consumers ; Pushing soft drinks : "pouring rights" -- Part 4: Deregulating dietary supplements. Science versus supplements : "a gulf of mutual incomprehension" ; Making health claims legal : the supplement industry's war with the FDA ; Deregulation and its consequences -- Part 5: Inventing techno-foods. Go forth and fortify ; Beyond fortification : making foods functional ; Selling the ultimate techno-food : olestra -- Conclusion: The politics of food choice -- Afterword: Food politics : ten years later and beyond -- Appendix: Issues in nutrition and nutrition research. |
Review | "Essential reading for anyone seriously interested in addressing the nutritional dilemma facing the United States" -- Science. |
Review | "An excellent introduction to how decisions are made in Washington -- and their effects on consumers." -- The Nation. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-486) and index. |
ISBN | 9780520275966 |
ISBN | 0520275969 |
ISBN | 9780520955066 |
ISBN | 0520955064 |
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