Food fix : how to save our health, our economy, our communities, and our planet-- one bite at a time

Food fix How to save our health, our economy, our communities, and our planet-- one bite at a time

Mark Hyman, 1959-

Book - 2020

"Food is our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, reform politics, and revive economies. What we eat has tremendous implications not just for our waistlines, but also for the planet, society, and the global economy. What we do to our bodies, we do to the planet; and what we do to the planet, we do to our bodies. In Food Fix, #1 bestselling author Mark Hyman explains how our food and agriculture policies are corrupted by money and lobbies that drive our biggest global crises: the spread of obesity and food-related chronic disease, climate change, poverty, violence, educational achievement gaps, and more. Pairing the latest developments in nutritional and environmental science with a...n unflinching look at the dark realities of the global food system and the policies that make it possible, Food Fix is a hard-hitting manifesto that will change the way you think about -- and eat -- food forever, and will provide solutions for citizens, businesses, and policy makers to create a healthier world, society, and planet."--Publisher's website.

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Subjects
Food supply.
Food industry and trade.
Food industry and trade > Government policy > United States.
Food supply > Economic aspects.
Food supply > Social aspects.
Food > Environmental aspects.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects.
Published
New York : Little, Brown Spark 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Mark Hyman, 1959- (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
viii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-378) and index.
ISBN
9780316453172
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Health and Economic Impact of Our Food System
  • 1. The True Cost of Food - The Health, Economic, Environmental, and Climate Impact of Our Food System
  • 2. The Global Epidemic of Chronic Disease: The Role of Our Food System
  • 3. The Global Reach of Big Food
  • 4. Leveraging Fiscal Policies to Address Obesity and Chronic Disease
  • Part II. The Dirty Politics of Big Food
  • 5. How Big Food and Big Ag Control Food Policy
  • 6. The Power of Food Industry Lobbyists
  • 7. The US Government: Subsidizing Disease, Poverty, Environmental Destruction, and Climate Change
  • 8. The Food Industry Preys on Children and Schools
  • 9. The FDA is Not Doing Its Job to Protect Us
  • Part III. Information Warfare
  • 10. How the Food (Mostly Soda) Industry Co-opts Public Health and Distorts Nutrition Science
  • 11. How Big Food Buys Partnerships and Hides Behind Front Groups
  • Part IV. Food and Society: The Destruction of Our Human and Intellectual Capital
  • 12. The Hidden Oppression of Big Food: Social Injustice, Poverty, and Racism
  • 13. Food and Mental Health, Behavior, and Violence
  • 14. Farmworkers and Food Workers: The Neglected Victims of Our Food System
  • Part V. The Environmental and Climate Impact of Our Food System
  • 15. Why Agriculture Matters: Food and Beyond
  • 16. Soil, Water, Biodiversity: Why Should We Care?
  • 17. The Food and Ag Industry: The Biggest Contributor to Climate Change
  • Epilogue: The Future of Food, Humans, and the Planet
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

The food industry, like corporate agriculture, is big business, and Hyman (Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?, 2018) takes aim at the structures responsible for selling cheap, high-calorie, manufactured food that's not only low in nutrients, but also responsible for diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and other health problems. Such problems are epidemic in low-income communities, where access to fresher, better quality food can be nearly impossible to secure, much less afford. Beyond simply decrying such ills, Hyman offers "food fixes" like outlining policy changes for SNAP benefits and calling on the FDA to make policies that will benefit people, not corporations. A chapter on "Why Agriculture Matters," which includes the history of farming, is especially strong. This book is wide-ranging and far-reaching in scope, and key points are often reiterated throughout a chapter. This is a must-read for anyone interested in learning how "disjointed food policies are driving a disease-creating economy," and what can be done about it. Fans of Michael Pollan and Vani Hari will want to check it out, too.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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