Why read Unsavory Truth?

Book cover of Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat

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Whenever we turn on the TV, flip a page in a magazine, or glance at a flyer in the grocery store, we are constantly bombarded with nutritional advice. Almond products can boost your memory! Milk helps build up your bones! Cereal is part of a doctor-approved balanced breakfast for growing…

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1 author picked Unsavory Truth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Alan M. Goldberg

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This book deals with conflicts of Interest in the food world and industrial influence on academic research. You can’t make this stuff up. One issue highlighted by the Pew Commission on “Putting Meat on the Table”—which Marion and I were both part of—was conflict of interest. In this book, Marion describes the range and impact of these conflicts of interest on the quality of the information used for nutritional information. It is scary.

From Alan's list on The best books on food, animal and human welfare, and the dark side of industrial animal food production.