Nutritional Facts and Sponsors
While reading the last 100 pages of Marion Nestle's, Food Politics : How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, I came across a table that showed which food companies sponsored which nutrition journals and I was very shocked by what the table entailed. According to the text, 28 different companies sponsor journals that inform the public about the nutrition of our food. House hold names such as Coca-Cola, Quaker Oats, Kraft Foods, Nestlè USA, and many more are named as these companies. Nestle also states how in some of these journals, there are several full sized advertisements from these companies located in the journals themselves. These journals can take in as much as $20 million per year from these companies.
With these large contributions, these companies are able to influence the journals and how they portray what is being said about them. After all, money is king and rules the world. If you have money, you can influence anyone's view on you. You can change a negative view into a positive one simply by throwing a little bit of money around. That is why the richest people in this world have the most power and influence in politics . They make donations to campaigns and that candidate must owe them a favor if they get elected. It's crazy if you think about it; what people will do for money. Who knew that a little piece of paper would have that much influence and could have that much power?
I agree, it is amazing what people will do for money and how it can influence people. In the book I was reading, Fast Food Nation, companies would use most of their money to focus on advertising directed towards kids. They know that kids are considered a "weak link" and will plead their parents to purchase that specific item.
ReplyDeleteMoney is the root of all evil. The corruption that correlates with money is so unforgivable, especially when people lie to make themselves look or sound better... and when you add politics to the mix, it gets completely out of control.
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