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Marion nestle wrote how the food industry influences nutrition and health politics government and the food industry are influencing the way consumers eatwe are totally being controlled as to the way we eat it is not a free country we need to break free of the food industry and select the food which is more beneficial for the human body. Editor of the 1988 surgeon generals report on nutrition and health nestle is uniquely qualified to lead us through the maze of food industry interests and influences she vividly illustrates food politics in action watered down government dietary advice schools pushing soft drinks diet supplements promoted as if they were first amendment . Marion nestle is professor and chair of the department of nutrition and food studies at new york university author of nutrition in clinical practice 1985 she has served as a nutrition policy advisor to the department of health and human services and as a member of nutrition and science advisory committees to the us department of agriculture and the food and drug administration. Food politics can and should be read by interested persons who are not nutrition professionals to help them nestle has prepared an 11 page appendix that summarizes issues in modern nutrition food politics concludes with nestles suggestions of what might be done to improve the situation some of which are naturally more achievable than others. University of california press may 14 2013 cooking 534 pages 6 reviews we all witness in advertising and on supermarket shelves the fierce competition for our food dollars in this