Food Politics
by Marion Nestle · first published 2002
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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-scenes expose of one of America's biggest and most powerful industries.
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…the path to health was in the opposite direction of what the science tells us. Turns out the food industry fully controls the science of food and nutrition. You can start by reading Unsavory Truth or Food Politics by Marion Nestle for better understanding of why that is the way it is. Having said that, Marion Nestle doesn't really explore one side of it... which is that because of ethical reasons, we'll never…
on “Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?” ↗I picked up the book Food Politics by Marion Nestle, mentioned in the article, on a whim several years ago and could not recommend it more highly for anyone interested in... well, the politics of food.
on “A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised” ↗These should cover some of it: - Book: Food Politics by Marion Nestle - Book: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price - YouTube Video: The $100 Billion Dollar Ingredient making your Food Toxic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQmqVVmMB3k…
on “First chicken-free egg white product reaches US markets” ↗…to accept "exaggerated" over "wrong" -- while I was writing, my frustration over the afore-mentioned ingredients in DAIRY products was foremost in my mind. If you haven't already read it, I recommend _Food Politics_ by Marion Nestle. http://www.foodpolitics.com/ It just so happens that I've got a stack of very old cookbooks that belonged to my great grandmother. Well, half of it. My mom has the other half. I started…
on “Are grains making us fat? If so, we should be much thinner than 1914.” ↗These thoughts are not entirely my own and I encourage you, along with every one of the commenters here, to read "Food Politics" by Marion Nestle. The dietary advice is generally sound, but the overall message of the book holds true; diet is a political issue. It's a particularly polarizing one too, due to the intimate role that…
on “The Latest Study on Red Meat and Heart Disease: A Red Herring” ↗…not everybody has been caught? It's not like this is some isolated thing, like it's a documented fact that the food pyramid was shaped the way it was due to industry pressure.[1] 1 - Marion Nestle, Food Politics
on “Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for CVD” ↗