marion nestle food politics

Food Politics is a 534-page paperback.

Both books are listed in paperback and hardcover. The provided dimensions range from about 9.0 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches (weight ~1.55 lb) down to 6.2 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches (weight ~0.45 lb).

Both titles are listed under social science; one is further categorized more generally while the other is placed under agriculture & food.

Both descriptions list the suggested reading age as 22 years and up.

Food Politics examines how industry competition, marketing, and lobbying shape health outcomes and government nutrition policy. It describes tactics such as influencing experts, lobbying policymakers, and targeted marketing to children, minority groups, and populations in developing countries.

Reviewers call it a well-researched, influential exposé that can change attitudes and illuminate how industry interests shape nutrition policy, describing it as essential reading and a "devastating analysis" of corporate influence on public health.