Nutritionism: The Science and Politics of Dietary Advice

by Gyorgy Scrinis

Book Overview

Popularized by Michael Pollan in his best-selling In Defense of Food, Gyorgy Scrinis's concept of nutritionism refers to the reductive understanding of nutrients as the key indicators of healthy food--an approach that has dominated nutrition science, dietary advice, and food marketing. Scrinis argues this ideology has narrowed and in some cases distorted our appreciation of food quality, such that even highly processed foods may be perceived as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231156561
• ISBN13: 9780231156561
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"