Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

PART I
THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR FOOD SYSTEM

1. The True Cost of Food—The Health, Economic, Environmental, and Climate Impact of Our Food System

2. The Global Epidemic of Chronic Disease: The Role of Our Food System

3. The Global Reach of Big Food

4. Leveraging Fiscal Policies to Address Obesity and Chronic Disease

PART II
THE DIRTY POLITICS OF BIG FOOD

5. How Big Food and Big Ag Control Food Policy

6. The Power of Food Industry Lobbyists

7. The US Government: Subsidizing Disease, Poverty, Environmental Destruction, and Climate Change

8. The Food Industry Preys on Children and Schools

9. The FDA Is Not Doing Its Job to Protect Us

PART III
INFORMATION WARFARE

10. How the Food (Mostly Soda) Industry Co-opts Public Health and Distorts Nutrition Science

11. How Big Food Buys Partnerships and Hides Behind Front Groups

PART IV
FOOD AND SOCIETY: THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR HUMAN AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

12. The Hidden Oppression of Big Food: Social Injustice, Poverty, and Racism

13. Food and Mental Health, Behavior, and Violence

14. Farmworkers and Food Workers: The Neglected Victims of Our Food System

PART V
THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE IMPACT OF OUR FOOD SYSTEM

15. Why Agriculture Matters: Food and Beyond

16. Soil, Water, Biodiversity: Why Should We Care?

17. The Food and Ag Industry: The Biggest Contributor to Climate Change

Epilogue: The Future of Food, Humans, and the Planet

Acknowledgments

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About the Author

Books by Mark Hyman, MD

Notes

Resounding Praise for Food Fix