Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (861 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00985E3UG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 221 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Profits before good weal - that's the "free" market way!" according to Naples Profits before good weal - that's the "free" market way! Naples 4 Kids I haven't' finished reading this book, but so far I can tell you that it takes a respectful look at corporate food industries and their quarterly profit objectives. Food scientists spend their days finding just the right balance of ingredients that will make products irresistible to the consumer. You can bet that y. Kids. I haven't' finished reading this book, but so far I can tell you that it takes a respectful look at corporate food industries and their quarterly profit objectives. Food scientists spend their days finding just the right balance of ingredients that will make products irresistible to the consumer. You can bet that y. "Fascinating read" according to Robin Goes. I heard about this on America's Test Kitchen. I found it fascinating. There are things I already knew about the trickiness of the food industry but this went further. For example, I knew if you buy something "low fat" then there's probably more sugar. I found he used a lot of details but not long dragged out scient. We were duped. I highly recommend this book. I'm Erika -- Trust Me. This book is jam packed with real life conspiracies and facts about the biggest market manipulators in history. I have really enjoyed reading this book as the author is eloquent and keeps heaps of information light and quick to read. It doesn't bog you down while reading and it was a real page turner for me.I have
Every day, we ingest 8,500 milligrams of salt, double the recommended amount, almost none of which comes from the shakers on our table. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Atlantic • The Huffington Post • Men’s Journal • MSN (U.K.) • Kirkus Reviews • Publishers Weekly#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARD FOR WRITING AND LITERATUREEvery year, the average American eats thirty-three pounds of cheese and seventy pounds of sugar. He takes us into labs where scientists calculate the “bliss point” of sugary beverages, unearths marketing techniques taken straight from tobacco company playbooks, and talks to concerned insiders who make startling confessions. You will never look at a nutrition label the same way again. Praise for Salt Sugar Fat “Michael Moss has written a Fast Food Nation for the processed food industry. Just as millions of “heavy users” are addicted to salt, sugar, and fat, so too are the companies that peddle them. We are fundamentally changing our lives—and the world around us.”—Alice Waters “Propulsively written and persuasively argued an exactingly researched, deeply reported work of advocacy journalism.”—<
Q&A with Michael Moss