Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It

by Karl Weber (Editor)

Other authorsKarl Weber (Editor)
Paperback, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

338.4766400973

Collection

Publication

PublicAffairs (2009), Edition: 1, 336 pages

Description

From the Publisher: Food, Inc. is guaranteed to shake up our perceptions of what we eat. This powerful documentary deconstructing the corporate food industry in America was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "more than a terrific movie-it's an important movie." Aided by expert commentators such as Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, the film poses questions such as: Where has my food come from, and who has processed it? What are the giant agribusinesses and what stake do they have in maintaining the status quo of food production and consumption? How can I feed my family healthy foods affordably? Expanding on the film's themes, the book Food, Inc. will answer those questions through a series of challenging essays by leading experts and thinkers. This book will encourage those inspired by the film to learn more about the issues, and act to change the world.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Placebogirl
The varying perspectives represented in this book were interesting, though in many cases there were some...interesting claims being made. For the majority of the book, though, the essays were interesting, well thought out, and well reasoned, and I found it very interesting.
LibraryThing member jms001
For those of you that are at least aware of the food industry and the truth behind how our food is processed, there really shouldn't be too much of a surprise here. However, it is nice to get an in-depth look at some of the views presented by the essayists here. If you're one of the people that has
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no idea why corn is pretty much the #1 commodity in the food industry, then prepare to be challenged.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2009

Physical description

336 p.; 6.13 inches

ISBN

1586486942 / 9781586486945
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