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Salt, Sugar, Fat

How the Food Giants Hooked Us
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Jun 16, 2020Hillsboro_RobP rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An excellent book that skips writing about how bad these three pillars of food are for our bodies and jumps into the compelling world of the food industry and the history of companies like Craft, Coca Cola, and Phillip-Morris. It…
illeanarey
Dec 25, 2019illeanarey rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wow, eye opening! Such a great info!
Apr 03, 2018ortiztuc rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
bought book myself. other authors refer to this book.
orchids3lady
Nov 30, 2017orchids3lady rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Think this is a dry history of the American processed food industry? Think again; it is an easily readable book, highly illuminating and the science is easily digestable (sorry for the pun). Ever wondered when you take a salty snack…
Jul 20, 2017
Highly recommended.
Mar 05, 2017ALR14 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a really in-depth look at America's food industry and everything that happens behind the scenes to get food on the supermarket shelf. I found it fascinating and thought Moss told the information in a easily digestible way.
Feb 14, 2017larters rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A horrifying look at the way the industrial food system has steadily shoveled more salt, sugar, and fat into our diets, and the accompanying diminishment in overall public health. It's a long book, but worth a read, as it challenges the…
EuSei
May 09, 2016EuSei rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Planetão, I'd be curious to know your idea of ecrl's "world view." How exactly the reviews here contradict ecrl's world view? Care to share?
May 01, 2016
ecrl - did you read this book? You don't say so but apparently the reviews you read contradict your world view. Thanks for letting us know.
ecrl
Feb 25, 2016ecrl rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
From the reviews I read below, it seems this book is about "Big Corporations" getting together and planning how to "kill" their customers. Talk about conspiracy theorists! (Now let's sit back and wait for our friend naturalist to show up…
Nov 11, 2015BevSutton rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A bit repetitive, but filled with details about how processed foods have been deliberately manipulated to make them as addictive as possible.
Oct 10, 2015modestgoddess rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Highly recommend this for anyone who is interested in learning, as the subtitle says, how the food giants hooked us. I will never walk around a grocery store again without looking at all the processed foods and thinking, "Why are you…
BrownBird46
Aug 07, 2015BrownBird46 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I agree with what has been said already by other readers. This is a well-researched book by an award-winning writer. According to the author, this book is intended as "a wake-up call to the issues and tactics at play in the food…
Matthew_Wild
Jul 14, 2015Matthew_Wild rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The sign of a great book is how many different views of it there are in the review section - for me, it's a business book. Moss tells how corporations (in this case junk food manufacturers) grow by being the best at what they do, rather…
Apr 09, 2015Renofire rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A great book for those who want to know how processed foods and food companies are tricking you into their dirty tricks. A must read for anyone who cares about food.
CranbrookLibrary
Feb 02, 2015CranbrookLibrary rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
While the food industry is hardly a new topic of critique, Michael Moss provides a penetrating insight not just into the impact the modern food processing industry has on people's what people eat, but on why it evolved the way it has.
Sep 25, 2014bibliovore rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An eye-opener - if this doesn't make you rethink your diet, nothing will!
Sep 25, 2014BruceTrentNewman rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was a really eye opening book to read. The food manufacturers dont care about the people their selling their wares to. The most important thing for them is how much money their raking in. These manufacturers are just like drug dealers!
bibliotechnocrat
Aug 20, 2014bibliotechnocrat rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Enlightening, alarming, frightening. This is a very interesting analysis of the food industry - specifically processed food - that takes the time to understand the perspective of the manufacturers as well as looking at the consequences of…
Jul 19, 2014kingtrio9 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I thought this would be just another critique of the food industry but Moss adds so much more interest to the debate and a lot of startling data. It is a very engaging narrative of the power of the food industry on American food culture…
May 26, 2014runfastread rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book will change the way you think about food.....AND the food industry. Scary to think the food companies are not creating products with nutrition in mind - not at all! - it's all about getting us the consumer hooked on their…
Jan 01, 2014hgibbins rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent book that takes the reader on a journey of discover and really opens their eyes on what the food industry is doing to us, all in the name of profit! The food giants could care less if everybody develops hypertension, or…
mjkedzior
Oct 14, 2013mjkedzior rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a terrific book! You will never look at processed foods the same again! You will always read the labels! Every chapter is an "OMG!"
JM826
Oct 13, 2013JM826 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
No matter your size, you need to read this and wake up. Much of what we are conditioned to believe due to repetitious marketing we convince ourselves is 'healthy' but we don't know why because we don't pay attention to the actual source.…
Oct 01, 2013kadiesutherland rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A great introduction to the food industry. Will definitely check this out again. This book is for anyone who wonders what goes into their food, who's behind the brand, and the ultimate goal of food companies. Rather than blame them for…