| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 267 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index. |
| Summary |
"If a piece of individually wrapped cheese retains its shape, color, and texture for years, what does it say about the food we eat and feed our children? Former "New York Times" business reporter and mother Melanie Warner decided to explore that question when she observed the phenomenon of the indestructible cheese. She began an investigative journey that takes her to research labs, food science departments, and factories around the country. What she discovered provides a rare, eye-opening--and sometimes disturbing--account of what we're really eating. Warner looks at how decades of food science have resulted in the cheapest, most abundant, most addictive, and most nutritionally devastating food in the world, and she uncovers startling evidence about the profound health implications of the packaged and fast foods that we eat on a daily basis."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Weird science -- The crusading chemist -- The quest for eternal cheese -- Extruded and gun puffed -- Putting Humpty Dumpty back together again -- Better living through chemistry -- The joy of soy -- Extended meat -- Why chicken needs chicken flavor -- Healthy processed foods -- Sit at home and chew. |
| Subject |
Food industry and trade -- United States.
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Processed foods -- Health aspects.
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Food additives -- Health aspects.
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| Added Title |
Pandora's lunch-box |
| ISBN |
9781451666731 hardback |
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145166673X hardback |
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9781451666748 (pbk.) |
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1451666748 (pbk.) |
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