Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition (California Studies in Food and Culture)

An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics laid 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. Table of Contents......Page 7 Preface to the 2007 Edition......Page 9 Preface to the First Edition......Page 15 Introduction: The Food Industry and "Eat More"......Page 21 Part One: Undermining Dietary Advice......Page 49 1. From "Eat More" to "Eat Less," 1900-1990......Page 51 2. Politics versus Science: Opposing the Food Pyramid, 1991-1992......Page 71 3. "Deconstructing" Dietary Advice......Page 87 Part Two: Working the System......Page 113 4. Influencing Government: Food Lobbies and Lobbyists......Page 115 5. Co-opting Nutrition Professionals......Page 131 6. Winning Friends, Disarming Critics......Page 157 7. Playing Hardball: Legal and Not......Page 179 Part Three: Exploiting Kids, Corrupting Schools......Page 193 8. Starting Early: Underage Consumers......Page 195 9. Pushing Soft Drinks: "Pouring Rights"......Page 217 Part Four: Deregulating Dietary Supplements......Page 239 10. Science versus Supplements: "A Gulf of Mutual Incomprehension"......Page 242 11. Making Health Claims Legal: The Supplement Industry's War with the FDA......Page 267 12. Deregulation and Its Consequences......Page 292 Part Five: Inventing Techno-Foods......Page 315 13. Go Forth and Fortify......Page 318 14. Beyond Fortification: Making Foods Functional......Page 335 15. Selling the Ultimate Techno-Food: Olestra......Page 358 Conclusion: The Politics of Food Choice......Page 378 Afterword: Food Politics: Five Years Later and Beyond......Page 395 Appendix: Issues in Nutrition and Nutrition Research......Page 415 Notes......Page 427 List of Tables......Page 485 List of Figures......Page 487 Index......Page 469 Table of Contents 7 Preface to the 2007 Edition 9 Preface to the First Edition 15 Introduction: The Food Industry and "Eat More" 21 Part One: Undermining Dietary Advice 49 1. From "Eat More" to "Eat Less," 1900-1990 51 2. Politics versus Science: Opposing the Food Pyramid, 1991-1992 71 3. "Deconstructing" Dietary Advice 87 Part Two: Working the System 113 4. Influencing Government: Food Lobbies and Lobbyists 115 5. Co-opting Nutrition Professionals 131 6. Winning Friends, Disarming Critics 157 7. Playing Hardball: Legal and Not 179 Part Three: Exploiting Kids, Corrupting Schools 193 8. Starting Early: Underage Consumers 195 9. Pushing Soft Drinks: "Pouring Rights" 217 Part Four: Deregulating Dietary Supplements 239 10. Science versus Supplements: "A Gulf of Mutual Incomprehension" 242 11. Making Health Claims Legal: The Supplement Industry's War with the FDA 267 12. Deregulation and Its Consequences 292 Part Five: Inventing Techno-Foods 315 13. Go Forth and Fortify 318 14. Beyond Fortification: Making Foods Functional 335 15. Selling the Ultimate Techno-Food: Olestra 358 Conclusion: The Politics of Food Choice 378 Afterword: Food Politics: Five Years Later and Beyond 395 Appendix: Issues in Nutrition and Nutrition Research 415 Notes 427 List of Tables 485 List of Figures 487 Index 469 9780520254039 University of California Press 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. Undermining Dietary Advice -- Working The System -- Exploiting Kids, Corrupting Schools -- Deregulating Dietary Supplements -- Inventing Techno-foods -- Conclusion: The Politics Of Food Choice -- Afterword: Food Politics : Five Years Later And Beyond -- Appendix: Issues In Nutrition And Nutrition Research. Marion Nestle. Previous Ed.: 2002. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 407-463) And Index. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO eat for more than a century, and the history of such advice reflects changes in agriculture, food product development, and international trade, as well as in science and medicine.