Stuckler and Nestle postulate that global food systems are not adequately meeting the public health demands of the world (Stuckler and Nestle n.pag.). After making this stunning argument, they enhance the ethos of their essay by revealing that developing countries such as India are now being affected by rising levels of both malnutrition and obesity (n.pag). In response to the recently disclosed statistic, Stuckler and Nestle believe that “food systems are not driven to deliver optimal human diets but to maximize profits” (n.pag.). Being dominated by large corporations, the global food and beverage market is not competitive, for smaller companies cannot compete with global enterprises such as Coca-Cola (n.pag.). Recent evidence, which suggests
