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Soda Politics Marion Nestle (Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, New York University)

Soda Politics By Marion Nestle (Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, New York University)

Soda Politics by Marion Nestle (Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, New York University)

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Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (And Winning) by Marion Nestle (Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, New York University)

Sodas are astonishing products. Little more than flavored sugar-water, these drinks cost practically nothing to produce or buy, yet have turned their makers--principally Coca-Cola and PepsiCo--into a multibillion-dollar industry with global recognition, distribution, and political power. Billed as "refreshing," "tasty," "crisp," and "the real thing," sodas also happen to be so well established to contribute to poor dental hygiene, higher calorie intake, obesity, and type-2 diabetes that the first line of defense against any of these conditions is to simply stop drinking them. Habitually drinking large volumes of soda not only harms individual health, but also burdens societies with runaway healthcare costs. So how did products containing absurdly inexpensive ingredients become multibillion dollar industries and international brand icons, while also having a devastating impact on public health? In Soda Politics, the 2016 James Beard Award for Writing & Literature Winner, Dr. Marion Nestle answers this question by detailing all of the ways that the soft drink industry works overtime to make drinking soda as common and accepted as drinking water, for adults and children. Dr. Nestle, a renowned food and nutrition policy expert and public health advocate, shows how sodas are principally miracles of advertising; Coca-Cola and PepsiCo spend billions of dollars each year to promote their sale to children, minorities, and low-income populations, in developing as well as industrialized nations. And once they have stimulated that demand, they leave no stone unturned to protect profits. That includes lobbying to prevent any measures that would discourage soda sales, strategically donating money to health organizations and researchers who can make the science about sodas appear confusing, and engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to create goodwill and silence critics. Soda Politics follows the money trail wherever it leads, revealing how hard Big Soda works to sell as much of their products as possible to an increasingly obese world. But Soda Politics does more than just diagnose a problem--it encourages readers to help find solutions. From Berkeley to Mexico City and beyond, advocates are successfully countering the relentless marketing, promotion, and political protection of sugary drinks. And their actions are having an impact--for all of the hardball and softball tactics the soft drink industry employs to maintain the status quo, soda consumption has been flat or falling for years. Health advocacy campaigns are now the single greatest threat to soda companies' profits. Soda Politics provides readers with the tools they need to keep up pressure on Big Soda in order to build healthier and more sustainable food systems.

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2016 James Beard Award for Writing & Literature Winner
The soda industry is a powerful economic operator. Economic power readily translates into political power. Soda Politics is exactly the kind of carefully-researched investigative reporting needed to open the eyes of the public and parliamentarians to the health hazards of what is, as the author rightly notes, essentially liquid candy in a bottle. * Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization *
Long recognized as an important and informed voice in our national and international discussions on nutrition and health, Marion Nestle has written another book that will keep us talking. With an impressive combination of scholarship and advocacy, Dr. Nestle takes an unflinching look at the soda industry, its products and the impact on health. Soda Politics deserves the attention of the public and policy makers, and should make us all think more carefully about choices we can make to improve health and well-being. * Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration *
Marion Nestle is one of the greatest muckrakers of our time, and what she does is vitally important-for our health, our environment, and for future generations. Here, she wages war against the soda titans with such piercing clarity and so many irrefutable truths that all other arguments crumble. * Alice Waters, Founder and Proprietor of Chez Panisse *
Comprehensive and well-written, this book will help frame a thoughtful public policy debate about nutrition and the societal impacts and costs of obesity. * Ann M. Veneman, Former US Secretary of Agriculture and Former Executive Director of UNICEF *
What happens when the food industry's most insightful critic turns her sights on soda? This razor-sharp, fun to read, plan-of-battle for one of the greatest public health fights of our time. Big soda may have all the money, but those who would enter this fray, as we all should, now have their champion. * Michael Moss, Author of Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us *
For decades, soda companies have amassed fortunes off drinks that are making us sick. It took someone like Marion Nestle to cut through the spin and uncover the high cost of cheap sodas. * Robert Kenner, Director/Producer, Food Inc. and Merchants of Doubt *
No book in history has so completely laid bare the soda scourge that touches every corner of the world. Marion Nestle shows how this happened, its impact on human health and well-being, who the players are, and, most importantly, what might be done. This is the right book at the right time. * Dr. Kelly Brownell, Dean, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University *
An outstanding manual for health educators, activists, and anyone seeking information about the soda industry and its impact on health." - Library Journal
If you have been exhausted by the flip-flop of Brexit politics in recent weeks, Soda Politics offers a refreshing break - a great read for dietitians." -NHDmag

About Marion Nestle (Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, New York University)

Dr. Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology at New York University. Her degrees include a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition, both from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been a member of the FDA Food Advisory Committee and Science Board, and the American Cancer Society committees that issue dietary guidelines for cancer prevention. She is also the author of Eat Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics, Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics, Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety , and Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Mark Bittman Introduction What is soda and why should anyone care? 1) Sodas: the inside story 2) Soda drinkers: facts and figures 3) The sugar(s) problem Sodas and health 4) Dietary advice: sugars and sugary drinks 5) The health issues: obesity, diabetes, and more 6) Advocating health: soda-free teeth The soda industry and how it works 7) Meet Big Soda: an overview 8) Obesity: Big Soda's response 9) Marketing sugary drinks: four basic principles Targeting children 10) Starting early: Marketing to infants, children, and teens 11) Advocating health: Ending soda marketing to kids 12) Advocating health: Getting sodas out of schools 13) Advocating health: Getting kids involved Targeting minorities and the poor 14) Marketing to African- and Hispanic-Americans: a complicated story 15) Selling to the developing world 16) Advocating health: excluding sodas from SNAP Playing softball: Recruiting allies, coopting critics 17) "Softball" marketing strategies: Corporate Social Responsibility 18) Investing in communities 19) Supporting worthy causes: health professionals and research 20) Recruiting public health leaders Playing softball: Mitigating soda-induced environmental damage 21) Advocating sustainability: defending the environment 22) Advocating sustainability: protecting public water resources Playing hardball: defending turf, attacking critics 23) Lobbying, campaign contributions, and the revolving door 24) Using public relations and front groups Taking action: soda caps and taxes 25) Advocating health: capping soda portion sizes 26) Advocating health: taxing sugary drinks 27) Advocating for health and the environment: take action Afterword, by Neal Baer Appendix I: The principal US groups advocating for healthier beverage choices Appendix II: National, state, and local campaigns to reduce soda consumption: selected examples Selected bibliography List of tables and figures Reference notes Acknowledgments Index

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Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (And Winning) by Marion Nestle (Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, New York University)
Marion Nestle (Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology, New York University)
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