Consumer Struggle (Part 1) - Food Industry Tactics

In order to better understand the consumer confusion and the food system, how the narrative around food is created in todays market is discussed. An overview on food industry tactics and front groups is provided. This big question is addressed: How are you supposed to know what advice to follow if the system is built so it’s difficult to know who paid for the supporting research or who has industry ties?  Further information on gofoodwell.com! REFERENCES Vitolins MZ, Case TL. What Makes Nutrition Research So Difficult to Conduct and Interpret? Diabetes Spectrum. 2020;33(2):113-117. doi:https://doi.org/10.2337/ds19-0077 1.Lane MM, Gamage E, Du S, et al. Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses. BMJ. 2024;384:e077310. doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077310 Nestle M. Unsavory Truth : How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat. Basic Books; 2018. Spinning Food • Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/legacy/FOE_SpinningFoodReport_8-15.pdf About IFIC. International Food Information Council. https://ific.org/about-ific 1.International Food Information Council - SourceWatch. www.sourcewatch.org. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=International_Food_Information_Council#cite_note-2 Tax Exempt Organization Search Details | Internal Revenue Service. Irs.gov. Published 2023. https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/details/ ANNUAL REPORT. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://ific.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IFIC_AnnualReport_2022.pdf