The impact of food marketing on our choices from "summary" of Real Food by Nina Planck
Food marketing plays a significant role in shaping the choices we make when it comes to what we eat. Companies spend billions of dollars each year to influence our decisions through advertising, packaging, and labeling. From flashy commercials to colorful packaging, they use various tactics to grab our attention and entice us to buy their products. One of the ways food marketing impacts our choices is by creating an illusion of healthfulness. Many products on the market are marketed as "natural," "organic," or "low-fat," leading consumers to believe that they are making a healthy choice. However, these labels can be misleading, as many so-called health foods are actually highly processed and packed with sugar, salt, and ar...
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