Amazon.com description: Product Description: From wars between nations that damage food supplies to the decisions world leaders make that affect the health of millions, politics and nutrition are closely tied together. Discover the connection between politics and nutrition, from ancient times to the modern era. Learn about how government policies affect the nutrition of millions of people around the world, as well as the history of government involvement in nutrition. Find out about the issues that concern nutrition experts in the modern world and how governments are coming together to help people battle hunger and malnutrition today.