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Food politics :

by Nestle, Marion, Series: California studies in food and culture ; . 3 Edition statement:Revised and expanded 10th anniversary ed. Published by : University of California Press, (Berkeley, Calif.:) Physical details: xxii, 510 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN:9780520275966.

Subject(s): Nutrition policy -- United States. | Food -- Marketing -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States. | Food industry and trade -- United States.

Year: 2013

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Indian Social Institute, New Delhi General Stacks	363.85/NES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		34287-C

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.

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