Salt, sugar, fat : how the food giants hooked us / Michael Moss.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Random House, c2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxx, 446 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1400069807 : HRD
  • 9781400069804 (hbk. : acid-free paper);
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.2 23
LOC classification:
  • RA784 .M638 2013
Contents:
Prologue : -- "The company jewels" -- I. Sugar : -- "Exploiting the biology of the child" -- "How do you get people to crave?" -- "Convenience with a Capital 'C'" -- "Is it cereal or candy?" -- "I want to see a lot of body bags" -- "A burst of fruity aroma" -- II. Fat : -- "That gooey, sticky mouthfeel" -- "Liquid gold" -- "Lunchtime is all yours" -- "The message the government conveys" -- "No sugar, no fat, no sales" -- III. Salt : -- "People love salt" -- "The same great salty taste your customers crave" -- "I feel so sorry for the public" -- "We're hooked on inexpensive food."
Summary: Traces the rise of the processed food industry and how addictive salt, sugar, and fat have enabled its dominance in the past half century, revealing deliberate corporate practices behind current trends in obesity, diabetes, and other health challenges.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-422) and index.

Prologue : -- "The company jewels" -- I. Sugar : -- "Exploiting the biology of the child" -- "How do you get people to crave?" -- "Convenience with a Capital 'C'" -- "Is it cereal or candy?" -- "I want to see a lot of body bags" -- "A burst of fruity aroma" -- II. Fat : -- "That gooey, sticky mouthfeel" -- "Liquid gold" -- "Lunchtime is all yours" -- "The message the government conveys" -- "No sugar, no fat, no sales" -- III. Salt : -- "People love salt" -- "The same great salty taste your customers crave" -- "I feel so sorry for the public" -- "We're hooked on inexpensive food."

Traces the rise of the processed food industry and how addictive salt, sugar, and fat have enabled its dominance in the past half century, revealing deliberate corporate practices behind current trends in obesity, diabetes, and other health challenges.

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