Food politics
Subtitle: how the food industry influences nutrition and health
By: Marion Nestle.
Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.
Series: California studies in food and culture -- 3
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9780520254039
Subjects: Nutrition policy -- United States; Food -- Marketing -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States; Food industry and trade -- United States -- Political activity; Food industry and trade -- United States
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Undermining dietary advice; title: Working the system; title: Exploiting kids, corrupting schools; title: Deregulating dietary supplements; title: Inventing techno-foods; title: Conclusion: the politics of food choice; title: Afterword: food politics : five years later and beyond; title: Appendix: issues in nutrition and nutrition research.