Eat Drink Vote · an Illustrated Guide to Food Politics by Nestle, Marion -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Dedication Contents Introduction

Why an Illustrated Guide to Food Politics? Food Is Political? About the Cartoons A Note to Readers

1. The American Food System: From Farm to Table

The US Agricultural System Food System Politics Today’s Food Marketing Environment

2. Why Food Production Matters: Hunger and Its Consequences

Hunger in America Hunger in the World Food in International Relations

3. Why Food Production Matters: Obesity and What to Do about It

Eat Less Move More Should the Government Intervene?

4. What Are We Supposed to Eat?

What the Government Says: Pyramids The Obama Administration’s Innovation: MyPlate A Problem: Nutrition Research Is Hard to Do Another Problem: Dietary Advice Is Hard to Follow Does It Matter When We Eat?

5. What About Feeding Kids?

The Problem: Marketing Food to Kids The Result: Childhood Obesity Can School Food Be Fixed? The Politics of Feeding Kids

6. Food Issues: Who Decides?

Alcoholic Beverages Vitamin Supplements Pet Foods Genetically Modified Foods Cloned Animals

7. Food Safety: Who Is Responsible?

Microbes in the Food Supply Why Not Irradiate? What about Chemical Contaminants? Most Frightening of All: Mad Cow Disease

8. Food Labels versus Marketing

Informing Customers: Food Labels Labeling Beverages Marketing Health: Label Claims

9. Fixing the Food System: Regulations

Banning Trans Fats Posting Calories Taxing Junk Foods and Sodas Capping Soda Sizes The Food Industry: Responding to Critics

10. Fixing the Food System: The Food Movement

Changing the Food System Buying Local Buying Organic Protecting Animal Welfare Choosing to Go Vegetarian Growing the Food Movement

Notes About the Cartoonists Cartoon Credits Additional Copyrights Index Also by Marion Nestle Copyright