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Food Politics

Marion Nestle

How food companies shape dietary advice, schools, supplements, and health claims, and why eating choices depend on public policy as well as personal habits.

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19 parts, about 30 minutes to read.

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Author
Marion Nestle
Parts
19 parts
Reading time
about 30 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. The food industry and eat more2 min
  2. From Eat More to Eat Less, 1900 to 19902 min
  3. Politics versus Science: Opposing the Food Pyramid1 min
  4. Deconstructing Dietary Advice2 min
  5. Influencing Government: Food Lobbies and Lobbyists2 min
  6. Co opting Nutrition Professionals2 min
  7. Winning Friends, Disarming Critics2 min
  8. Playing Hardball: Legal and Not2 min
  9. Starting Early: Underage Consumers1 min
  10. Pushing Soft Drinks: Pouring Rights1 min
  11. Science versus Supplements1 min
  12. Making Health Claims Legal1 min
  13. Deregulation and Its Consequences1 min
  14. Go Forth and Fortify1 min
  15. Beyond Fortification: Making Foods Functional2 min
  16. Selling the Ultimate Techno Food: Olestra2 min
  17. The politics of food choice2 min
  18. Ten years later2 min
  19. Interpreting nutrition evidence1 min

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