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

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

This unique companion book explores the challenges raised by the movie in fascinating depth through 13 essays, most of them written especially for this book, and many by experts featured in the film. Highlights include: Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Robert Kenner, Marion Nestle, Anna Lappé, Muhammad Yunus, Joel Salatin, and Gary Hirschberg. If daily headlines about food poisoning, pollution, labor abuse, and rampant hunger have left you worried or confused about the foods you eat, Food, Inc. provides the facts behind the problems—and shows what you can do to make a difference.

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