ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book discusses the idea that nutrition beliefs are all too often not in agreement with nutritional facts or established science. Attempts have been made to provide the reader with information pertaining to how these beliefs have become engrained into the American consciousness. For example, for better or worse legal arguments are currently being marshaled with the hopes of limiting the availability of “bad foods.” Americans more than ever are being bombarded with the message that people should avoid some of the foods that they appreciate most. The potential problems with the abundance and dissemination of scientific information along with historical legacies that persist for many foods as well as food industry propaganda likely explain to a large degree why certain foods reputations often do not correspond with nutrient contents.
