Advertising spend sums it all up
Apr 10, 2010, Updated Sep 20, 2018
The food industry* spends more than $33 Billion — with a B — each year on advertising and promotion. In contrast, the National Cancer Institute spends $1 million a year to promote fruits & veggies.
Surely, the NCI isn’t the only one on our side, but still… this imbalance paints a clear picture of what we’re up against.
Source: Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
, p.438. Image found in a rather roundabout way from this MySpace page. I think it comes from this record label.
* It should really be called the “Food Product Industry.”
