Food Politics : How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health / Marion Nestle.
| Author/creator | Nestle, Marion author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2013] |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | JSTOR |
| Subjects |
| Series | California studies in food and culture ; 3 California studies in food and culture ; 3. ^A469711 |
| Contents | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword / Pollan, Michael -- Preface to the Tenth Anniversary Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Introduction: The Food Industry and "Eat More" -- PART ONE. UNDERMINING DIETARY ADVICE -- PART TWO. WORKING THE SYSTEM -- PART THREE. EXPLOITING KIDS, CORRUPTING SCHOOLS -- PART FOUR. DEREGULATING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS -- PART FIVE. INVENTING TECHNO-FOODS -- Conclusion: The Politics of Food Choice -- Afterword: Food Politics: Five Years Later and Beyond -- Appendix: Issues in Nutrition and Nutrition Research -- Notes -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Index |
| Abstract | We all witness, in advertising and on supermarket shelves, the fierce competition for our food dollars. In this engrossing exposé, Marion Nestle goes behind the scenes to reveal how the competition really works and how it affects our health. The abundance of food in the United States--enough calories to meet the needs of every man, woman, and child twice over--has a downside. Our over-efficient food industry must do everything possible to persuade people to eat more--more food, more often, and in larger portions--no matter what it does to waistlines or well-being. Like manufacturing cigarettes or building weapons, making food is big business. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-486) and index. |
| Language | In English. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Jun 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Nestle, Marion. Food Politics. Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2013] 9780520275966 0520275969 |
| ISBN | 9780520955066 |
| ISBN | 0520955064 |
| Standard identifier# | 10.1525/9780520955066 |
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