The Crazy Makers - by Carol Simontacchi (Paperback)

About the Book

Based on extensive research, epidemiological evidence, and a formal study of schoolchildrens eating habits, "The Crazy Makers" identifies how American food manufacturers and their products may be endangering our minds.

Book Synopsis

An unprecedented and impeccably reported look at how American food manufacturers and their "products" may be endangering our minds.

With obesity becoming one of the fastest-growing worldwide epidemics, and manufactured food fueling that trend, The Crazy Makers is timelier than ever. This updated edition includes a new chapter on autism, as well as revised material that illustrates just how much the industry has changed in a few short years.

Based on extensive research, epidemiological evidence, and a formal study of schoolchildren's eating habits, The Crazy Makers identifies how the latest food products may be literally driving us crazy. Carol Simontacchi offers the reader nutritional primers and recipes to help counteract the problems facing us and our children every time we sit down to eat.

About the Author

Carol Simontacchi, CCN, MS, was the author of a number of books on nutrition including The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children and Your Fat Is Not Your Fault. Simontacchi hosted Your Personal Health, a nationally syndicated radio show that aired on more than 200 stations. She died on November 15, 2011.