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An accessible and balanced account,Food Politicslaid the groundwork for today's food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This pathbreaking, prize-winning book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why.

Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology at New York University

Preface to the 2007 Edition	p. vii
Preface to the First Edition	p. xiii
Introduction: The Food Industry and "Eat More"	p. 1
Undermining Dietary Advice	p. 29
From "Eat More" to "Eat Less," 1900-1990	p. 31
Politics versus Science: Opposing the Food Pyramid, 1991-1992	p. 51
"Deconstructing" Dietary Advice	p. 67
Working the System	p. 93
Influencing Government: Food Lobbies and Lobbyists	p. 95
Co-opting Nutrition Professionals	p. 111
Winning Friends, Disarming Critics	p. 137
Playing Hardball: Legal and Not	p. 159
Exploiting Kids, Corrupting Schools	p. 173
Starting Early: Underage Consumers	p. 175
Pushing Soft Drinks: "Pouring Rights"	p. 197
Deregulating Dietary Supplements	p. 219
Science versus Supplements: "A Gulf of Mutual Incomprehension"	p. 222
Making Health Claims Legal: The Supplement Industry's War with the FDA	p. 247
Deregulation and Its Consequences	p. 272
Inventing Techno-foods	p. 295
Go Forth and Fortify	p. 298
Beyond Fortification: Making Foods Functional	p. 315
Selling the Ultimate Techno-Food: Olestra	p. 338
Conclusion: The Politics of Food Choice	p. 358
Afterword: Food Politics: Five Years Later and Beyond	p. 375
Issues in Nutrition and Nutrition Research	p. 395
Notes	p. 407
List of Tables	p. 465
List of Figures	p. 467
Index	p. 469
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Food Politics

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