Food politics :
Nestle, Marion,
Food politics : how the food industry influences nutrition and health / Marion Nestle ; foreword by Michael Pollan. - Revised and expanded 10th anniversary ed. - Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 2013. - xxii, 510 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - California studies in food and culture ; 3 . - California studies in food and culture ; 3. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-486) and index.
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.
9780520275966
Nutrition policy--United States.
Food--Marketing--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Food industry and trade--United States.
363.85/NES
Food politics : how the food industry influences nutrition and health / Marion Nestle ; foreword by Michael Pollan. - Revised and expanded 10th anniversary ed. - Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 2013. - xxii, 510 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - California studies in food and culture ; 3 . - California studies in food and culture ; 3. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-486) and index.
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.
9780520275966
Nutrition policy--United States.
Food--Marketing--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Food industry and trade--United States.
363.85/NES