This fascinating and revealing work examines the incredible power of junk food and fast food—how nostalgic we are about them, the influence of the companies that manufacture or sell them, and their alarming effect on our country's state of health.
List of Entries List of Entries by Topic Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology
Andrew F. Smith teaches food studies and professional food writing at the New School University, New York, NY.
Compared to the 1st edition, this set provides 270 new entries
(many of which focus on other countries), and provides updated and
expanded entries of those previously published. For public and
academic libraries needing this type of information, this is a good
source of information.
*ARBA*
Readers will . . . benefit from a helpful glossary of terms and a
resource guide including books, films, and websites. . . . Summing
up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general
readers.
*Choice*
Overall, Fast food and Junk food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love
to Eat is a useful and interesting text covering a wide range of
subjects and is appropriate for many academic and public
libraries.
*Reference Reviews*
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