Food today is over-corporatized and under-regulated. It is involved in many immoral, harmful, and illegal practices along production, distribution, and consumption systems. These problematic conditions have significant consequences on public health and well-being, nonhuman anima…
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This publication describes the experiences of those members States of the WHO European Region that were among the first to develop food and nutrition policies as part of the regional strategy for health for all. The book addresses a wide audience: policy-makers and leaders in in…
Each year the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must estimate the number of people who are eligible to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). These USDA estimates have come under critical scrutiny in part because the…
"Making use of recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and War investigates state food supply policy and its impact on Soviet society during World War II. It explores the role of the state in provisioning the urban population, particularly workers, with food, and in …
Nutrient intake and dietary planning before, during and after pregnancy has been shown to have a major influence not only on the health of a growing foetus and newborn baby, but also on future wellbeing carried into adulthood. Research has shown that optimum maternal and child n…
Nutrient intake and dietary planning before, during and after pregnancy have been shown to have a major influence not only on the health of a growing foetus and newborn baby, but also on future wellbeing carried into adulthood. Research has shown that optimum maternal and child …
Abstract: A reference text for nutritionists, clinicians, and policy makers compiles the works and thoughts of laboratory scientists, medical professionals, economists, and nutrition education specialists in 33 authoritative papers concerned with the development and implementati…
Criticizes the logic of liberal elites who the author claims are hypocrites when it comes to food policies, tackling such issues as organic foods, the potential held by genetically modified foods, and the dynamics of locavorism. -- [Source inconnue].
"Taking on the commandments and condescenion of the likes of Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, and Mark Bittman, [Lusk] casts long overdue skepticism on fascist food snobbery, debunking the myths propogated by the food elite"--Dust jacket flap.
-- The Food Police- Organic food is not necessarily healthier or tastier (and is certainly more expensive). - Genetically modified foods haven't sickened a single person but they have made farmers more profitable and they do hold the promise of feeding impoverished Africans. - F…
"Ban trans-fats? Outlaw Happy Meals? Tax Twinkies? What's next? Affirmative action for cows? A catastrophe is looming. Farmers are raping the land and torturing animals. Food is riddled with deadly pesticides, hormones and foreign DNA. Corporate farms are wallowing in government…