Food politics

how the food industry influences nutrition and health

By Nestle, Marion

Publishers Summary:
The food industry is constantly trying to persuade people to eat more, be that good or bad. In this exposé Marion Nestle shows how the food industry is governed and driven by economics not science, not common sense and certainly not health.

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ISBN
978-0-52022-465-0
Publisher
Berkeley, Calif. ; University of California Press, 2001.


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Library Journal

Reviewed on February 15, 2002

Nestle (chair, nutrition and food studies, NYU) offers an expos of the tactics used by the food industry to protect its economic interests and influence public opinion. She shows how the industry promotes sales by resorting to lobbying, lawsuits, financial contributions, public relations, advertising, alliances, and philanthropy to influence Congress, federal agencies, and nutrition and health professionals....Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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