
Food Politics
How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health
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Narrated by:
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Kate Reading
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By:
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Marion Nestle
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.
This book is published by University of California Press.
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You see, this book is abridged. I didn't realize that when I bought it... my bad.
It's very poorly done. I'm only two (?) hours through it and I've noticed two or three obvious breaks. One where she was going to talk about Ancel Keys' and his influence on the saturated fat debate and it completely cut to something else. That is, unfortunately, something that I really wanted to hear about.
Actually, there is one other issue with this audio book that I did not realize until the intro was read; apparently the text version has a very extensive and meticulous reference section.
In all, if you don't have time to actually read this book, then get this. Otherwise, you should buy the text version.
On the other hand, maybe if an unabridged version comes out, Audible will refund our money for this version and we can buy the complete one (*wink-wink, nudge-nudge*).
Excellent except for one thing... okay, maybe two
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Reality check!
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So many questions answered—finally
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Well researched
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The book was more about process than about what makes good nutritional sense. It took the FDA's food pyramid as gospel, though many now think its heavy focus on grains leads to increased inflammation and excessive carb consumption with associated adverse health consequences. There is also little talk of the value of omega 3's. On the other hand, the book speaks of the danger of higher dose vitamin D without noting its potential benefits or the ability to maintain safety through blood testing.
The book a little naively seems to think that if the FDA would just be left in peace, it could be relied on to give optimal nutrition advice. In fact, the area is complex, many topics lack consensus, and gross error have been made. Remember margarine? Why anyone ever thought consuming a synthetic fat made sense is beyond me. Further, given the difficulty in getting funding for supplement research and how long it takes the research to come to definitive conclusions, one can reasonably decide to take supplements before all of the research is in. On the other hand, the book correctly notes that it hardly makes sense for supplement manufacturers to be able to come out with products without safety testing.
Mostly very good, diet advice dated
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Disappointing reading of an important work
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What did you like best about Food Politics? What did you like least?
This is book is written with lots of facts and an unbiased view. However, this is very difficult to listen to because it lacks a narrative. The theme of the book is carried without but, it is very easy to put down. Perhaps I would have been more excited if the information presented was "new" information to me.Did Kate Reading do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Any additional comments?
I would recommend any of Michael Pollan's books over this one. His books drive action around eating and food choices. This book is more of a reference for a white paper or essay.Lots of Facts, lacks narrative.
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Powerful data.
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Would you listen to Food Politics again? Why?
Yes. There's a ton of good, insightful information in there. I listened to it in on 1.5 to 2x about a month or more ago, so I could definitely benefit from another listen through in a few months or so if not sooner.Any additional comments?
This audiobook really opened up my eyes to the many different motives behind all the food information and mis-information out there. I really appreciated the added perspective and am so glad I got to listen to it.Enjoyable listen
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Keys is still influencing nutritionist
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