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Salt, sugar, fat : how the food giants hooked us

Author

Moss, Michael, 1955-

Title

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

Format

Book

Edition

1st ed.

Published

New York : Random House, c2013.

Description

xxx, 446 p. ; 25 cm.

Notes

Features examples from some of the most recognizable and profitable companies and brands of the last half century, including Kraft, Coca-Cola, Lunchables, Kellogg, Frito-Lay, Nestlé, Oreos, Cargill, Capri Sun, and many more. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• "The company jewels"
• 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"
• Fat
• "That gooey, sticky mouthfeel"
• "Liquid gold"
• "Lunchtime is all yours"
• "The message the government conveys"
• "No sugar, no fat, no sales"
• 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

The author explores his theory that the food industry's used three essential ingredients to control much of the world's diet. 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.

Subject headings

Food habits--Economic aspects--United States. Nutrition--Economic aspects--United States. Food industry and trade--United States.

Medical subjects

Diet--economics--United states. Feeding Behavior--United States. Food Industry--United States. Nutritional Physiological Phenomena--United States.

ISBN

9781400069804 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 1400069807