processed foods

". . . For the first time in human history, most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called ultra-processed food. There's a long, formal scientific definition, but it can be boiled down to this: if it's wrapped in plastic and has at least one ingredient that you wouldn't find in your kitchen, it's UPF. In this book, Chris van Tulleken, father, scientist, doctor, and award-winning BBC broadcaster, marshals the latest evidence to show how governments, scientists, and doctors have allowed transnational food companies to create a pandemic of diet-related disease"--Provided by publisher.

Fat, Stressed, and Sick makes the case that processed food compromises health not just because of added sugar, salt, and fat, but also because these foods contain significant amounts of glutamate?aka MSG. MSG makes food deliciously addicting. What was not well-known until described here is that most of the MSG in processed food is created during food manufacturing.

Set in an ominously prescient near future, The Words in My Hand is the story of Piper: sixteen, smart, artistic, and rebellious, she?s struggling to conform to what her mom wants?for her to be ?normal,? to pass as hearing, and get a good job. But in a time of food scarcity, environmental collapse, and political corruption, Piper has other things on her mind?like survival. Deaf since the age of three, Piper has always been told that she needs to compensate in a world that puts those who can hear above everyone else. But when she meets Marley, a whole new world opens up?one where Deafness is something to celebrate rather than hide, and where resilience and hope are created by taking action, building a community, and believing in something better.

"Near-future Australia is controlled by Organicore, a company that produces the 'perfectly balanced' synthetic meals that have all but replaced wild food, but Piper McBride, 16, deaf, and cued white, begins to wonder if wild food is as dangerous as Organicore's propaganda says"--BTCat.

"Provides an accessible introduction to food inequality in the United States, offering readers a broad survey of the most important topics and issues and exploring how economics, culture, and public policy have shaped our current food landscape"--.

"...Dr. Joel Fuhrman, delivers a hard-hitting, culture-shifting examination of the role fast and processed food plays in our nation's health crisis and offers a program to help us discover a lasting solution, including a two-week meal plan and 80 recipes..."--Provided by publisher.

Explores questions surrounding how we prepare and eat our food. Discusses genetically modified foods, regulation of the food industry, benefits and concerns of food technology, and what to expect in the future.

Examines processed foods and the industrialization of the food supply.

Traces the sources of processed food ingredients and the ways in which chemicals and other non-food raw materials are turned into consumable foods.

Explains what processed food is and how it is made, discusses some of the health risks associated with eating processed foods, and offers guidelines for making healthy food choices.