A review by arieltf
Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions by Michael Moss

5.0

I did not expect this book to hold my attention as much as it did. To my surprise, Michael Moss did not shame people for their eating habits or spotlight diet and nutrition "experts" who made a career out of shaming people for their behavior. Ultimately, I learned that shifting eating habits is more difficult than I realized. The section about trauma and impulse-control was particularly interesting. I feel compelled to read papers by the researchers Moss mentioned. Dana Smalls stands out in my mind for her research on brain waves cravings, and the body'sresponse to liquid sugar consumption. It is frustrating to know that real education about nutrition is almost non-existent in the United States, even for people who attend medical school! Moss has crafted a palettable combination of nutrition education, media literacy, and policy regarding food development and consumption. I want to read more about this.