NYU’s Institute of Public Knowledge is hosting the launch of Practicing Food Studies, edited by Amy Bentley, Fabio Parasecoli, and Krishnendu Ray. I wrote the Foreword. We will all provide brief perspectives on our quarter century of teaching food studies. For information and registration, click here. For 30% off on the book, click here.
by Marion Nestle
Apr
1
2016
Weekend reading: CSPI’s Carbonating the World
Center for Science in the Public Interest has produced a new report:
It’s a lavishly illustrated and well documented investigative report into soda company marketing in developing countries.
Here’s an example of the documentation, enough to explain why Coke and Pepsi are pouring billions of dollars into bottling plants and marketing in India:
For anyone interested in the nutrition transition from undernutrition to overnutrition in developing countries, this report is a must read. Actually, it’s a must read for anyone who cares about diet and health. If you do nothing else, look at the marketing illustrations from Nepal, Indonesia, or Nigeria. They tell the story on their own.