Title: Food politics : how the food industry influences nutrition and health /
Authors: Nestle, Marion
Publisher: University of California Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Food industry and trade legislation & jurisprudence.; Food Industry trends; Nutrition Policy; Nutrition policy United States.; Food Marketing Moral and ethical aspects United States.; Food industry and trade United States Influence.; Food industry and trade United States Political activity.; Food industry and trade United States; United States Food and Drug Administration ethics; United States
Abstract: Synopsis: How does the food industry influence what we eat and, therefore, our health? What are the food industry's marketing methods and what is its relationship to the political system? What can be said about its use of political power to achieve profit goals? A bold, unprecedented behind-the-scenes expose of one of America's biggest and most powerful industries.
Contents: Undermining dietary advice -- Working the system -- Exploiting kids, corrupting schools -- Deregulating dietary supplements -- Inventing techno-foods -- Conclusion: the politics of food choice -- Afterword: food politics : five years later and beyond -- Appendix: issues in nutrition and nutrition research.