Food politics : how the food industry influences nutrition and health /
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...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2007.
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| Edition: | Rev. and expanded ed. |
| Series: | California studies in food and culture ;
v. 3. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=401206 |
Table of 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.