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A gripping, unsettling peek behind the grocery store aisles that will permanently change how you look at a brightly colored box of snacks. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Salt Sugar Fat.
- unsettling
- urgent
- eye-opening
- wary
- 01
The end of overeating
David A. Kessler · 2009
An eye-opening investigation into the science of appetite and the hidden forces that drive our cravings.
- 02
The Dorito effect
Mark Schatzker
A fascinating, slightly unsettling deep dive into how the modern food industry hijacked our taste buds and broke our biological compass.
- 03
Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser
A gripping, stomach-churning journey behind the counter of America's most ubiquitous industry.
- 04
In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan · 2008
A clarifying, deeply sensible manifesto that cuts through dietary noise to restore the simple joy of eating real food.
- 05
Fat Land
Greg Critser · 2003
An impassioned, gimlet-eyed expose that blends hard-hitting nutritional science with disarmingly funny cultural critique.
- 06
Cooked
Michael Pollan
A sensory, philosophical journey into the kitchen that transforms the everyday act of cooking into elemental magic.
- 07
Chew on this
Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson
A deliciously unsettling peek behind the curtain of the modern diet that turns everyday meals into a fascinating investigation.
- 08
The Secret Life of Groceries
Benjamin Lorr
A wildly engaging, deeply unsettling journey behind the sliding doors of the modern supermarket that will permanently change how you look at a shelf of condiments.
- 09
Extra virginity
Tom Mueller
A fascinating, globe-trotting investigation that pours over the sacred history of a culinary staple before plunging into the murky, corrupt underworld of modern food fraud.
- 10
Mindless Eating
Brian Wansink
An eye-opening, entertaining exploration of the invisible cues that dictate our daily habits and choices.
- 11
The Food Matters Cookbook
Mark Bittman · 2008
A pragmatic, empowering guide to eating in a way that heals both the body and the planet.
- 12
Sweetness and power
Mintz, Sidney W. · 1985
A sobering, eye-opening exploration of how a single sweet commodity shaped the modern capitalist world and its darkest institutions.
