--- product_id: 2664542 title: "Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 3)" price: "23154CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/2664542-food-politics-how-the-food-industry-influences-nutrition-and-health store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Reveals hidden food industry tactics Ranked #72 in Health Policy 207 reviews, 4.4⭐ average Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 3) **Price:** 23154CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🍽️ Decode the food politics behind your plate — knowledge is your best ingredient! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 3) - **How much does it cost?** 23154CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/2664542-food-politics-how-the-food-industry-influences-nutrition-and-health) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Join the Movement:** Be part of a growing community demanding transparency and healthier food systems. - • **Expert-Led Insight:** Authored by Marion Nestle, a leading voice in nutrition and health policy. - • **Eye-Opening Case Studies:** Explore real examples of lobbying, marketing to kids, and policy manipulation. - • **Unmask the Food Industry:** Dive deep into how food giants shape what you eat and why. - • **Empower Your Food Choices:** Gain insider knowledge to outsmart marketing tricks and protect your health. ## Overview Food Politics by Marion Nestle exposes the powerful influence of the food industry on nutrition policies and consumer habits. Ranked #72 in Health Policy books with over 200 reviews averaging 4.4 stars, this authoritative and accessible book reveals how economic interests often override health science, shaping dietary guidelines and marketing strategies. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand and challenge the forces behind what we eat. ## 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 over-efficient 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 cigarettes or building weapons, making food is big business. Food companies in 2000 generated nearly $900 billion in sales. They have stakeholders to please, shareholders to satisfy, and government regulations to deal with. It is nevertheless shocking to learn precisely how food companies lobby officials, co-opt experts, and expand sales by marketing to children, members of minority groups, and people in developing countries. We learn that the food industry plays politics as well as or better than other industries, not least because so much of its activity takes place outside the public view. Editor of the 1988 Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health, Nestle is uniquely qualified to lead us through the maze of food industry interests and influences. She vividly illustrates food politics in action: watered-down government dietary advice, schools pushing soft drinks, diet supplements promoted as if they were First Amendment rights. When it comes to the mass production and consumption of food, strategic decisions are driven by economics--not science, not common sense, and certainly not health. No wonder most of us are thoroughly confused about what to eat to stay healthy. An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics will forever change the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. By explaining how much the food industry influences government nutrition policies and how cleverly it links its interests to those of nutrition experts, this path-breaking book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why. Review: Chilling and Timely - Well referenced - An alarming read for anyone in the healthcare field. Nestles major premise is that eating less would improve health and this is a challenge because this is in direct opposition to the food industries goal of making a profit. Her message is that involvement of the regulatory agencies should be more independent of the food industry. As so many of our chronic illnesses are cause by obesity or influenced by it - she makes a case for why we should all be concerned where we are heading. Particularly chilling are the details about marketing to children. In addition, the marketing tactics were a slight surprise to me as I am a new reader in this area of health policy. Nestle dissects the subtle nuances of the dietary recommendations and explains how the food industry shapes those recommendations. Of course these tactics arent illegal but when the food industry is involved with shaping the recommendations - the ethical issues become clear. Nestle suggest we should be cautious of research because the food industry influences which research gets published and even reframes the findings to be favorable to products. A scholarly read that is approachable as well. I liked the liked that the book because it weaves an interesting narrative in with copious references. Review: It is a really good book that gives you another perspective of everything around ... - It is a really good book that gives you another perspective of everything around food and industry and how consumers are tricked by companies which only interest is selling without any concern or interest in people's health and well being. The author give us really good approach with her experience and knowledge about the topic using many examples of the industry. I highly recommended it would open your mind to many things you are not aware of and help you be another consumer with more power and smart food choices, who can start being part of the good change. ## Features - Enter your state here ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #161,453 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #72 in Health Policy (Books) #184 in Food Science (Books) #273 in Gastronomy History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 207 Reviews | ## Images ![Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 3) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61fJg2mP6HL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chilling and Timely - Well referenced *by P***E on January 9, 2014* An alarming read for anyone in the healthcare field. Nestles major premise is that eating less would improve health and this is a challenge because this is in direct opposition to the food industries goal of making a profit. Her message is that involvement of the regulatory agencies should be more independent of the food industry. As so many of our chronic illnesses are cause by obesity or influenced by it - she makes a case for why we should all be concerned where we are heading. Particularly chilling are the details about marketing to children. In addition, the marketing tactics were a slight surprise to me as I am a new reader in this area of health policy. Nestle dissects the subtle nuances of the dietary recommendations and explains how the food industry shapes those recommendations. Of course these tactics arent illegal but when the food industry is involved with shaping the recommendations - the ethical issues become clear. Nestle suggest we should be cautious of research because the food industry influences which research gets published and even reframes the findings to be favorable to products. A scholarly read that is approachable as well. I liked the liked that the book because it weaves an interesting narrative in with copious references. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It is a really good book that gives you another perspective of everything around ... *by D***O on November 28, 2014* It is a really good book that gives you another perspective of everything around food and industry and how consumers are tricked by companies which only interest is selling without any concern or interest in people's health and well being. The author give us really good approach with her experience and knowledge about the topic using many examples of the industry. I highly recommended it would open your mind to many things you are not aware of and help you be another consumer with more power and smart food choices, who can start being part of the good change. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Food Politics *by E***C on May 2, 2014* Great expose on how our food choices and recommendations are influenced by those with motives other than nutrition and health. The author has good inside info on the details of food consortiums and lobbyists. 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