Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Recommended by Sharon Hayes, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #3 in Paleo Cooking, Ranked #4 in Cardiology — see more rankings.
Every year, the average American eats 33 pounds of cheese and 70 pounds of sugar. They ingest 8,500 milligrams of salt a day, double the recommended amount, almost none of which comes from salt shakers. It comes from processed food, an industry that hauls in $1 trillion in annual sales.
In Salt Sugar Fat, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Moss shows how this happened. Featuring examples from some of the most recognizable (and profitable) companies and brands of the last half century--including Kraft, Coca-Cola, Lunchables, Kellogg, Nestlé, Oreos,... more
In Salt Sugar Fat, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Moss shows how this happened. Featuring examples from some of the most recognizable (and profitable) companies and brands of the last half century--including Kraft, Coca-Cola, Lunchables, Kellogg, Nestlé, Oreos,... more
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Sharon Hayes @novenator @andrewmarsh6 @williamorr2110 @EmmaKinery Fat alone doesn't cause obesity. Excess calories do. This is science. There's a fantastic book called "Salt Sugar Fat" that looks at what the food industry does to get consumers hooked. (Source)
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- #14 in Crossfit
- #19 in Diet
- #13 in Food
- #13 in Food Science
- #20 in Health
- #26 in Marketing Strategy
- #9 in Nutrition
- #28 in Persuasion
- #68 in Public Health
- #11 in Restaurant
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- #37 in Weight Loss
- #81 in Wellness
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