University of British Columbia Press The Industrial Diet: The Degradation of Food and the Struggle for Healthy Eating

Product Description The Industrial Diet chronicles the long-term transformation of food from a natural resource into an edible commodity that far too often fails to nourish us. Anthony Winson reveals how a combination of technological changes, population growth, and political and economic factors helped constitute and transform mass dietary regimes from the nineteenth century to the present day, and he offers new evidence linking broad-based dietary changes with negative health effects. With its focus on the degradation of food and the emergent struggle for healthful eating, this book encourages us to reflect on the state of our food environments and to create realistic and innovative strategies that can lead to a healthier future. Review "The Industrial Diet provides all the evidence anyone needs to understand the problems with our current food system and what to do about it. Anthony Winson is a compelling advocate for a more sustainable and, as he calls it, a humane food regime."-Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University "This is a hugely informative book, stocked full of careful analysis."-Amy Best, Associate Professor of Sociology, George Mason University Review The Industrial Diet provides all the evidence anyone needs to understand the problems associated with our current food system and what to do about them. Anthony Winson is a compelling advocate for a more sustainable and, as he calls it, humane food regime. Author: Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health Book Description This book digs deep to uncover the roots of our industrial diet and inspires us to clean up our current food fiasco. From the Author Anthony Winson is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph. About the Author Anthony Winson is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.