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Salt, sugar, fat : how the food giants hooked us / Michael Moss.

Author: Moss, Michael, 1955-

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: New York : Random House, c2013.

ISBN: 9781400069804 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
1400069807 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780679604778 (ebk.)
0679604774 (ebk.)

Description: xxx, 446 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject: Nutrition Economic aspects United States.
Food habits Economic aspects United States.
Food industry and trade United States.

Contents: "The company jewels" -- Sugar. "Exploiting the biology of the child" ; "How do you get people to crave?" ; "Convenience with a Capital 'C'" ; "Is it cereal or candy?" ; "I want to see a lot of body bags" ; "A burst of fruity aroma" -- Fat. "That gooey, sticky mouthfeel" ; "Liquid gold" ; "Lunchtime is all yours" ; "The message the government conveys" ; "No sugar, no fat, no sales" -- Salt. "People love salt" ; "The same great salty taste your customers crave" ; "I feel so sorry for the public" -- "We're hooked on inexpensive food."

Summary: The author explores his theory that the food industry's used three essential ingredients to control much of the world's diet.

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