Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture)
By Marion Nestle.
Description
We all witness, in advertising and on supermarket shelves, the fierce competition for our food dollars. In this engrossing exposé, Marion Nestle goes behind the scenes to reveal how the competition really works and how it affects our health. The abundance of food in the United States--enough calories to meet the needs of every man, woman, and child twice over--has a downside. Our overefficient food industry must do everything possible to persuade people to eat more--more food, more often, and in larger portions--no matter what it does to waistlines or well-being.Like manufacturing ci...
ISBN(s)
0520240677, 9780520240674
