Unsavory truth how food companies skew the science of what we eat
"Is chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes? Do pomegranates help cheat death? News accounts bombard us with such amazing claims, report them as science, and influence what we eat. Yet, as Marion Nestle explains, these studies are more about marketing than science; they are...
| Main Author: | Nestle, Marion (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Basic Books,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The food industry and nutrition
- A cautionary tale : drug company influence
- The unusual complexity of nutrition research
- How sweet it is : sugar and candy as health foods
- Selling meat and dairy foods
- Research on healthy foods: marketing, not necessarily science
- Coca-Cola : a case study in itself
- Conflicted advisory committees : then and now
- Co-opted? the American Society for Nutrition
- Nutrition education and dietetics societies
- Justifications, rationales, excuses : isn't everyone conflicted?
- Disclosure
- and its discontents
- Managing conflicts : early attempts
- Beyond disclosure : what to do?
- Stakeholders : take action.