America's broken food system has provoked an outcry from consumer advocates seeking to align food policies with public health objectives. This book examines both sides of the conflict for solutions. * Traces the development of a national food policy proposed by food movement leaders * Reveals the true cost of food and its toll on consumers and taxpayers * Discusses the opposition against a national food policy from the agricultural-industrial complex * Shows the effects of changing the current food system * Analyzes efforts to fix the food system and the efforts to oppose them * Introduces early food advocates who changed the food policy landscape