books by Marion Nestle (bioterrorism influences california)

books by Marion Nestle

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51 reviews
Marion Nestle

North Point Press, 2006

"Eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, go easy on junk foods."
Marion Nestle's What to Eat is a scientific examination of the health claims that food manufacturers and marketers use to move products. Organized by supermarket aisle, the book covers every food product in the produce, diary, meat, fish, frozen, processed, baby and specialty food aisles. Nestle helps the reader decipher both nutrition labels and marketing claims such as `certified organic,' ...

The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook
Nancy Harmon Jenkins

Bantam, 2008

Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (California Studies in Food and Culture, 5)

4 reviews
Marion Nestle

University of California Press, 2004

Excellent
"Safe Food" is a terrific look at the issues involved in keeping our food supply uncontaminated. It is also a look behind the scenes at how our democracy really works, and it's not a pretty sight. Corporations choosing profits over public health, government representatives more often than not siding with industry rather than consumers, corruption, greed, and ineptitude are all part of this ...

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Food and Nutrition (Taking Sides)
Marion Nestle, L. Beth Dixon

McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2003

Taking Sides presents current issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. The pro and con essays represent the arguments of leading scholars and commentators in their fields. For more information, link to http://www.dushkin.com/takingsides/

Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
Marion Nestle

University of California Press, 2008

Marion Nestle, acclaimed author of Food Politics, now tells the gripping story of how, in early 2007, a few telephone calls about sick cats set off the largest recall of consumer products in U.S. history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods ranging from food to toothpaste, tires, and toys. Nestle follows the trail of tainted pet food ingredients back to their source in China and along the supply chain to their ...

Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture)

36 reviews
Marion Nestle

University of California Press, 2002

A Well-Documented Book, A must read for everybody who eats
I found this book to be very informative about the political workings of the food industry. I agree with several other reviewers that it is a little dull and in an factual style (kind of reminds me of a history book. However I like that kind of reading, so it doesn't bother me.) This book's basic premise is that the food industry's purpose is to sell as much food as possible. The food industry ...

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

40 reviews
Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio

Ten Speed Press, 2005

Superb reading!!
I couldn't put this book down! I was drawn to it because it mixed my loves of both food and culture into one superb read.The photography is stunning,the cultural facts immersing and the reading about different families addictive.