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Stuffed : an insider's look at who's (really) making America fat
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Stuffed : an insider's look at who's (really) making America fat

Author: Hank Cardello; Doug Garr
Publisher: New York : Ecco Press, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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A food industry insider blows the whistle on American food corporations, discussing how the boardroom decisions and slick marketing machines of restaurant chains and food packagers have spurred the obesity epidemic and created the nation's most serious health crisis.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Hank Cardello; Doug Garr
ISBN: 9780061363863 0061363863
OCLC Number: 297240025
Notes: Includes index.
Description: xiv, 257 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Preface --
A boxcar full of turkeys --
How food executives think --
What grocers don't want you to know --
The people behind the menu --
How purchasing agents make us fat --
Nobody wants to be told what to eat --
Let them eat cupcakes --
The nanny state versus the restaurant lobby --
The consumer conundrum --
Foodonomics --
Stealth health --
Future foods --
How big brother can (really) help --
The quest for healthier food --
Epilogue: full circle.
Responsibility: Hank Cardello ; with Doug Garr.
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A food industry insider blows the whistle on American food corporations, discussing how the boardroom decisions and slick marketing machines of restaurant chains and food packagers have spurred the obesity epidemic and created the nation's most serious health crisis.

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