Das Salz-Zucker-Fett-Komplott: Wie Die Lebensmittelkonzerne Uns Süchtig Machen (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
"Sugar Salt Fat" examines the processed food industry, from history to its publication, focusing on those three charming but always overdone ingredients - Sugar, Salt, and Fat. It's no spoiler that it points out that this is bad for us, the food is bad for us, and it's a problem.What is different however is that the book goes in depth into the trends, science, people, marketing, and more behind the processed food industry and American's own poor choices in nutrition. You'll understand the surprisingly rational and healthy origin of processed cheese, explore brilliant science, and learn about the economy. You'll gain a larger understanding of food, as well as how we've turned it into "foodlike items."Drawing from all these sources, you'll get a clearer, larger, picture of processed food, its role in health problems, and how we got there. It's also done by looking at a human-level view, from communities to individuals, which makes it clear that this is not a simple bad-guys-versus-good-guys situation, but a much larger economic and social trend.Well worth reading for anyone into science, economics, or eating things that won't kill you. Duh. Salt, sugar and fat are bad for me. And I like them. And I know I should eat less of them. And I know that food companies want to exploit my desire for salt/sugar/fat to make a profit. They are good at it. And I like eating lots of the things they've dreamed up. Is any of this a surprise to anybody? I thought this book was kind of tedious. The title says it all. And it was no surprise. I got bored. And ate some processed food from my pantry.
What do You think about Das Salz-Zucker-Fett-Komplott: Wie Die Lebensmittelkonzerne Uns Süchtig Machen (2013)?
This book is fascinating. One of the most interesting things I've read in years.
—shahyasin
You will never look at food the same way again. Ever.
—gabrielaCordia
