Food politics : how the food industry influences nutrition and health

Marion Nestle ; foreword by Michael Pollan.
Author/Creator:
Nestle, Marion
Resource Type:
Book
Publication:
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
Edition:
Revised and expanded tenth anniversary edition
Physical Description:
xxii, 510 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Availability

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TX360.U6 N47 2013

Details

Series Title:
  • California studies in food and culture ; [3]
  • California studies in food and culture ; 3.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-486) and index.
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.
Subject:
ISBN:
  • 9780520275966
  • 0520275969
LC Classification:
TX360.U6 N47 2013
Catalog Record ID:
991005842069703811
Language:
English

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