{"product_id":"sugar-coated-unboxing-the-hidden-forces-shaping-americas-favorite-breakfast-food-volume-89-9780520421271","title":"Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food Volume 89","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld-renowned food politics expert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Marion Nestle joins forces with former cereal executive Lisa Sutherland to examine what cereal boxes reveal about American culture and food politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you want to understand how the food business works, just have a look at a box of breakfast cereal. Hardly anything on supermarket shelves is bigger, bolder, or more deliberately designed. The fiercely competitive industry that brings us Cheerios, Froot Loops, and Trix sells a distinctly American dream: indulgence and health in one convenient package. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCereal boxes chronicle our shifting national obsessions with health, ingredients, dietary advice, and American culture. They show us what sells food: cartoons for kids, athletes for men, weight loss for women. And hidden in the history of cereal package designs, we find clues to the corporate lobbying that shapes agricultural policy, health claims, and labeling regulations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSugar Coated\u003c\/i\u003e unboxes the influence of cereal companies on food policy and the power of marketing, revealing, in the process, why Big Food is so good at selling profitable products regardless of their effects on health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marion Nestle,Lisa Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520421271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarion Nestle\u003c\/b\u003e is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University and author of many books about the politics of food, nutrition, health, and the environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Sutherland\u003c\/b\u003e is Interim President at Jacksonville University and former Vice President of Nutrition at Kellogg Company.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Marion Nestle \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48912970940573,"sku":"9780520421271","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_62b0b1b4-2afe-460f-8b54-18a65da3f164.jpg?v=1789548679","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/sugar-coated-unboxing-the-hidden-forces-shaping-americas-favorite-breakfast-food-volume-89-9780520421271","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}