The Politics of Fat: People, Power and Food and Nutrition Policy

by Laura S. Sims

Book Overview

Politics pervades every link in the food chain from the farm to the fork. It influences what foods we eat, how much they cost, what we know about them, and how safe they are. This book brings the point home by focusing on the vexing issue of dietary fat content - known to be a health menace but also an ingredient in many or most of our best-loved foods. Through this prism, Dr. Sims explores the politics of food assistance programmes (with a case study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076560194X
• ISBN13: 9780765601940
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"