Library:Unsavory Truth
| Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marion Nestle |
| First published | 2018 |
| ISBN | — |
| Role | Analysis |
| Domains | Food, Nutrition & Wellness Business, Finance & Scams |
| Tactics | Statistical & Evidentiary Distortion Propaganda Technique |
Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat is a 2018 book by Marion Nestle.
Summary
Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition and food studies at New York University, examines how food and beverage companies fund nutrition research and professional organizations, and how that funding shapes the science and the advice the public receives.
Key points
- Funding effects. Nestle reviews evidence that industry-funded studies are more likely to reach conclusions favorable to their sponsors.
- Examples. She discusses research funded by sugar, soda, candy and other food companies.
- Guidance. She offers ways for researchers, journalists and the public to evaluate industry-funded studies.
Relevance to Bullshitopedia
The book explains how nutrition claims can carry corporate interests, as in the cases of sugar research and Coca-Cola's funding of exercise-focused scientists.
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