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Author Nestle, Marion, author.

Title Unsavory Truth : How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat / Marion Nestle.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, [2018]
©2018.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  664.009 NESTLE    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  664.0097 NESTILE    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  664 NESTLE    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  664.0097 NESTLE    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  664 NESTLE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description vii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary "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 often paid for by companies that sell those foods. Whether it's a Coca-Cola-backed study hailing light exercise as a calorie neutralizer, or blueberry-sponsored investigators proclaiming that this fruit prevents erectile dysfunction, every corner of the food industry knows how to turn conflicted research into big profit. As Nestle argues, it's time to put public health first. Written with unmatched rigor and insight, Unsavory Truth reveals how the food industry manipulates nutrition science--and suggests what we can do about it"-- Provided by publisher.
Language Text in English.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-290) and index.
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.
Subject Food -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Food -- Marketing -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Food industry and trade -- United States.
Nutrition policy -- United States.
Food industry and trade. (OCoLC)fst00930843
Nutrition policy. (OCoLC)fst01042296
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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ISBN 9781541697119 (hardcover)
1541697111 (hardcover)
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