Nutritionism, Commercialization and Food; Comment on “Buying Health: The Costs of Commercialism and an Alternative Philosophy”

In “Buying Health: the Costs of Commercialization and an Alternative Philosophy”, Larry R. Churchill and Shelley C. Churchill discuss the commercialization of health and, in particular, the commercialization of nutrition. In this commentary on their article, I draw a connection between Churchill and...

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Main Author: Anne Barnhill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://ijhpm.com/?_action=showPDF&article=2771&_ob=1220591a5d89c1d2abc7823cb9efd1bb&fileName=full_text.pdf.
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spelling doaj-234569f60b254fd59dced7cce6366b7f2020-11-24T21:51:24ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management2322-59392013-01-0113223225Nutritionism, Commercialization and Food; Comment on “Buying Health: The Costs of Commercialism and an Alternative Philosophy”Anne BarnhillIn “Buying Health: the Costs of Commercialization and an Alternative Philosophy”, Larry R. Churchill and Shelley C. Churchill discuss the commercialization of health and, in particular, the commercialization of nutrition. In this commentary on their article, I draw a connection between Churchill and Churchill’s account of the commercialization of nutrition and Michael Pollan’s critique of “nutritionism”. I also offer a friendly amendment to Churchill and Churchill’s account, suggesting that the commercialization of nutrition is not a monolithic experience but it is rather widely challenged.http://ijhpm.com/?_action=showPDF&article=2771&_ob=1220591a5d89c1d2abc7823cb9efd1bb&fileName=full_text.pdf.NutritionFood EthicsFood Studies
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Nutritionism, Commercialization and Food; Comment on “Buying Health: The Costs of Commercialism and an Alternative Philosophy”
International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Nutrition
Food Ethics
Food Studies
author_facet Anne Barnhill
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title Nutritionism, Commercialization and Food; Comment on “Buying Health: The Costs of Commercialism and an Alternative Philosophy”
title_short Nutritionism, Commercialization and Food; Comment on “Buying Health: The Costs of Commercialism and an Alternative Philosophy”
title_full Nutritionism, Commercialization and Food; Comment on “Buying Health: The Costs of Commercialism and an Alternative Philosophy”
title_fullStr Nutritionism, Commercialization and Food; Comment on “Buying Health: The Costs of Commercialism and an Alternative Philosophy”
title_full_unstemmed Nutritionism, Commercialization and Food; Comment on “Buying Health: The Costs of Commercialism and an Alternative Philosophy”
title_sort nutritionism, commercialization and food; comment on “buying health: the costs of commercialism and an alternative philosophy”
publisher Kerman University of Medical Sciences
series International Journal of Health Policy and Management
issn 2322-5939
publishDate 2013-01-01
description In “Buying Health: the Costs of Commercialization and an Alternative Philosophy”, Larry R. Churchill and Shelley C. Churchill discuss the commercialization of health and, in particular, the commercialization of nutrition. In this commentary on their article, I draw a connection between Churchill and Churchill’s account of the commercialization of nutrition and Michael Pollan’s critique of “nutritionism”. I also offer a friendly amendment to Churchill and Churchill’s account, suggesting that the commercialization of nutrition is not a monolithic experience but it is rather widely challenged.
topic Nutrition
Food Ethics
Food Studies
url http://ijhpm.com/?_action=showPDF&article=2771&_ob=1220591a5d89c1d2abc7823cb9efd1bb&fileName=full_text.pdf.
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