How Canadians Communicate VI: Food Promotion, Consumption, and Controversy

• Main Author: Edited by Charlene Elliott (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Athabasca University Press 2016
• Subjects: Food & society; nutrition; food security; dinner parties; food labeling; local food movement; organic; obesity; dieting
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Food nourishes the body, but our relationship with food extends far beyond our need for survival. Food choices not only express our personal tastes but also communicate a range of beliefs, values, affiliations and aspirations-sometimes to the exclusion of others. In the media sphere, the enormous am...