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How the food industry designs products to keep us eating
2013Steady paceDark
What it is about
Journalist Michael Moss investigates how large food companies use salt, sugar and fat to make products hard to resist. He interviews scientists, executives and marketers. The book is based on years of reporting.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who care about food.
What you will get
A Pulitzer-winning journalist wrote it.
Salt Sugar Fat Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Food industry · Health · Investigation
Length
480 pages · ≈ 14 h
More about this book
Characters
Michael Moss and food executives.
Setting
Factories, labs and supermarkets.
What makes it different
An investigative look at how processed foods are designed.
Feel
Sharp, detailed and alarming.
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