Salt Sugar Fat

As I near the conclusion of this book, I feel that I must say that this has completely changed my perspective on the processed food industry. And food in general. Literally so much of our food is process that it's nearly impossible to go a single day without eating something that has been processed. My challenge is this: This weekend, don't eat any processed food whatsoever. No Oreos. No McDonald's. No soda. Just see how long you can last... I tried this and failed. Epically. As in I gave up after three hours. Uhm. Yeah. Anyway, I just wanted to share that this novel is definitely for the curious and the statistic-lovers. The author, Michael Moss, expertly mixes together a personal adventure with an argument against the processed food industry in the manner an apothecary brews a potion. It's a fluid transition and drifts seamlessly between the two views. For example, on page 12, Moss describes a guinea pig experiment with scientist Julie Mennella's daughter (I'm just going to say that it involves pudding...) and continues to move into a discussion about the role your hippocampus (some part of the mush inside your cranium) has in all this sugar business. Cool, huh? That's what makes this book so intriguing and worth reading. If this book seems even remotely interesting to you, I say, "Go for it!"

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