Examines the fast food industry with facts about its evolution and practices, the effects of fast food consumption on public health, and the international success of fast food.
Eric Schlosser, author of the revolutionary bestseller FAST FOOD NATION, has created a book--tailored to younger audiences--about the underbelly of the fast-food industry. Packed with shocking, fascinating information, from details about aggressive marketing at children to the poor treatment of animals at slaughter houses, this book explores every aspect of the production of fast food and how it affects kids. A sobering look at one of America's most beloved ways of eating. With BW photographs.
- Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction, Travel, Business + Money Management
- Subgenre: Restaurants, General, Health + Daily Living / Diet Nutrition
- Age: Teen
- Publisher: Sandpiper
- Pages: 318
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: April 23, 2007
- Date Published: April 23, 2007
- Author: Eric Schlosser, Charles Wilson