Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-422) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Salt, sugar, fat

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

871536236

Responsibility statement

Michael Moss

Sub title

how the food giants hooked us

Summary

Every year, the average American eats thirty-three pounds of cheese and seventy pounds of sugar. Every day, we ingest 8,500 milligrams of salt, double the recommended amount, almost none of which comes from the shakers on our table. It comes from processed food, an industry that hauls in $1 trillion in annual sales. In this book, investigative reporter Michael Moss shows how we ended up here. Featuring examples from Kraft, Coca-Cola, Lunchables, Frito-Lay, Nestlé, Oreos, Capri Sun, and many more, Moss's explosive, empowering narrative is grounded in research. 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. Just as millions of "heavy users" are addicted to salt, sugar, and fat, so too are the companies that peddle them

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