Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (Abridged) Audiobook

" If you eat - you should read this. Awesome and very enlightening book! "

" I liked a lot of the ideas and research from the book. The policy prescriptions however were way to far on the side of coersion. I think that's the wrong approach. Freedom is more important than forcing people to eat correctly. "

" Very technical, but reading this along with "The Corporation" is enlightening. "

" great book - towards the end my brain lost the ability to analyze the information - fact overload... but overall it was an important read and I'm glad I made my way through it. Not for everyone, and definitely not a "light" read. Politics is an apt title, as that is what this book talks about. "

" A must read for anyone interested in nutrition, the food industry, and the world of vitamins and supplements. Fascinating and thoroughly researched. "

" A good analysis of the role that politics and lobbying plays in shaping the nutritional messages given to the public. Good information, very detailed, but somewhat dry. "

" OK, I guess. Not truly impressed. A fairly over-hyped book from a dull and dry author. The information is somewhat outdated at times. "

" B Interesting background on how the food industry shapes what we eat, what we THINK is healthy, what we eat, and what gets pushed out there. Really informative abt how money controls everything, even preventing the truth from emerging. "

" I always find food policy and the history of food in America fascinating. Maybe it has something to do with my fascination with food? "

" I went to graduate school in public health and love reading about food science and nutrition. Definitely not a beach read, but a great book to learn some of the political history and implications surrounding food in the United States. "

" I learned a lot from this book. It's a lot easier to understand why there is such a problem with obesity in this country. She is hard to read; though, I found her very dry, and kept wishing she would provide anecdotes or stories to further explain some of her points. "

" My world is being rocked... "

" The beginning of the cry about how we raise and sell food in this country and around the world "

" Book is outdated. The intro does a good job summarizing her points. The chapters were tedious to read. There were no shocking revelations (somehow I expected some). Bottom line: skip it. "

" I first read this in undergrad for an OSLEP class. Re-read it in public health school at Berkeley and am now re-skimming it for my second grad degree. It's just as amazing every time. "

" Extremely informative. "

" Tough read but important to know this information. The politics that went into the design of the food pyramid is startling. "

" Does a wonderful job of explaining the dirty politics of food. "

" Really loving this but ready for some fiction... anyone with a reccomendation? I am stuck in a rut. "

" A bit too long, but very comprehensive. A must for those who get frustrated with similar books that are way too short! "

" The book is very comprehensive and can bog down into details a bit, but is very interesting and enlightening about how the food industry and food policies in the United States works. The author does a good job of citing studies and not concluding more out of them than the data really says. "

" A bit too long, but very comprehensive. A must for those who get frustrated with similar books that are way too short! "

" I never actually finnished this because I let my mom borrow it. She loved it so much that I'm giving it three stars. Besides, I would probably never get through the whole thing anyway. I just never make it through think political books on food. "

" Kind of got boring - was interesting to see how the government is skewed by special interest groups so that educational things like the food pyramid, which are supposed to be unbiased, are questionable (portion sizes, meat, dairy). Shines a sad light on how democracy can go askew. "

" "I much prefer the designation 'techno-foods' which, as my colleague Greg Drescher once explained works well 'for want of a better pejorative term.'" "

" The book gets a little long and detailed, but if you want a better understanding of political manipulations of our food supply, this book is great. "

" I always find food policy and the history of food in America fascinating. Maybe it has something to do with my fascination with food? "

" The introduction was great, and maybe the first chapter but after that it was far too technical for me. "

" A little slow, but very meaningful. "

" Tough read but important to know this information. The politics that went into the design of the food pyramid is startling. "

" Extremely thorough research, almost to the point of redundancy, powerful and depressing info about the state of our food system's entanglement with industry and government. "