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We all witness, in advertising and on supermarket shelves, the fierce competition for our food dollars. In this engrossing expose, Marion Nestle goes behind the scenes to reveal how the competition really works and how it affects our health. The abundance of food in the United States--enough... read more

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THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO eat for more than a century, and the history of such advice reflects changes in agriculture, food product development, and international trade, as well as in science and medicine.

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This is book 3 of 28 in California Studies in Food and Culture. (publisher series)

Followed by Camembert.

This book is in Eating Well. (community list)

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  1. Marion Nestle (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0520224655
Page Count: 469

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