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A review by library_brandy
Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food by Eric Schlosser
3.0
Another non-fiction title that covers far more ground than it claims to, but it's not bad. Most of the fast-food industry information is related to McDonald's, the industry giant--but McD's is the only chain that gets any press, just about. There are token references to the others, but that's about all.
The other information in here covers advertising, the history of the fast-food industry (and McDonald's in particular, of course), effects of junk food on the body, a case study of a boy who had gastric bypass surgery at 16, and an inside look at slaughterhouses. It's a lot to cover.
The book is at a middle-school level, and was largely taken from Fast-Food Nation. Unfortunately, this leads to a somewhat disorganized text, jumping from topic to topic and back. Still worth reading for middle schoolers, but leaves a bit to be desired.
The other information in here covers advertising, the history of the fast-food industry (and McDonald's in particular, of course), effects of junk food on the body, a case study of a boy who had gastric bypass surgery at 16, and an inside look at slaughterhouses. It's a lot to cover.
The book is at a middle-school level, and was largely taken from Fast-Food Nation. Unfortunately, this leads to a somewhat disorganized text, jumping from topic to topic and back. Still worth reading for middle schoolers, but leaves a bit to be desired.