Real Food, Real Facts: Processed Food and the Politics of Knowledge

By: Charlotte Biltekoff

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Synopsis: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In recent decades, many members of the public have come to see processed food as a problem that needs to be solved by eating "real" food and reforming the food system. But for many food industry professionals, the problem is not processed food or the food system itself, but misperceptions and irrational fears caused by the public's lack of scientific understanding. In her highly original book, Charlotte Biltekoff explores the role that science and scientific authority play in food industry responses to consumer concerns about what we eat and how it is made. As Biltekoff documents, industry efforts to correct public misperceptions through science-based education have consistently misunderstood the public's concerns, which she argues are an expression of politics. This has entrenched "food scientism" in public discourse and seeded a form of antipolitics, with broad consequences. Real Food, Real Facts offers lessons that extend well beyond food choice and will appeal to readers interested in how everyday people come to accept or reject scientific authority in matters of personal health and well-being.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 276 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780520400986
Related ISBNs:: 9780520400979
Publisher:: University of California Press
Date of Addition:: 08/27/24
Copyrighted By:: Charlotte Biltekoff
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Business and Finance, Technology, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.