Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
HarperCollins, 2001
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal changed the way America views and consumes fast food. Author Eric Schlosser describes how social, economic, and technological forces created the often-grisly fast food industry and how the fast food industry changed the [...]

Upton Sinclair’s political novel leads to food industry reform.

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
Michael Pollan
Penguin Press, 2008
Every day we hear so-called “expert” advocating a low-fat, low-carb, sugar-free, or high-protein diet to be healthy and lose weight. So why is the majority of America overweight? Maybe people aren’t getting the message.
Author Michael Pollan believes the message is wrong. He [...]