Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0739312502 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 462 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fortunately, Schlosser offers some eminently practical remedies. Almost as disturbing is his description of how the industry "both feeds and feeds off the young," insinuating itself into all aspects of children's lives, even the pages of their school books, while leaving them prone to obesity and disease. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. "Eating in the United States should no longer be a form of high-risk behavior," he writes. Schlosser wants you to know why those French fries taste so good (with a visit to the world's largest flavor company) and "what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns." Eater beware: forget your concerns about cholesterol, there is--literally--feces in your meat. Quickly, however, he moves behind the counter with the overworked and underpaid teenage workers, onto the factory farms where the po
Great research, albeit slightly biased conclusions Human beings tend to suffer from some sort of a cognitive bias in that they choose facts or view matters in a way that affirms their own internal values & beliefs. This book by Schlosser is an example of such a phenomenon.For those of us interested in the history of Fast Food, this is quite an extra ordinary look into the matter. Its well-researched, presented in a fairly lucid manner with dollops of mirth popping up every . TheSnuggler said Disconcerting Supply Chain. Unlike the restaurants and food preparatory processes discussed, the statistics and case studies of Fast Food Nation are palatable. The book succeeds in taking a complex industry, introducing the reader to its history in the context of American industrial development, and disassembling it out by its major components. One of the more memorable sections of the book focuses on fast food employees, the growing standardization o. I can talk my students about how easy it is for E-coli to develop and spread The reason I chose this book because it uncovers the horrors behind fast food besides the obvious health implications fast food has on people. I also chose it because it can relate to health class. I can talk my students about how easy it is for E-coli to develop and spread. All it takes is one time of not cleaning you knives or cutting board to get it. I can also talk to them about the importance of finding foods that are
He also uncovers the fast food chains' efforts to reel in the youngest, most susceptible consumers even while they hone their institutionalized exploitation of teenagers and minorities. Read by Rick AdamsonFAST FOOD NATION - the groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that has changed the way America thinks about the way it eats - and spent nearly four months on the New York Times bestseller list - now available on cassette!Are we what we eat? To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Schlosser then turns a critical eye toward the hot topic of globalization - a phenomenon launched by fast food.. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths - from the unholy all