Salt
Sugar Fat written by Michael Moss is a book that definitely opened my eyes.
Moss’ book talks about the three main components of unhealthy food products
being sold; salt, sugar, and fat. Although I have hardly eaten out or stuffed
my face with other unhealthy food, I still crave it once in a while and I can’t
help but buy something to satisfy my small craving.
Reading about all the sugar added
to make certain products taste the best is kind of shocking because we don’t
have a say on how much sugar goes into these products. Plus we don’t know
exactly how much other chemicals go into these foods as well. Many consumers
that choose to purchase and eat out at fast food restaurants are not really
aware of the bad chemicals and other things being put into the food that they
intake. It is sad for the people who
don’t really care to read up on the nutritional values of theses products. In
the long run it will cause obesity and due to the intense amounts of salt,
sugar, and fats it may cause other health problems. For example, Salt can lead
to high blood pressure, due to its sodium element in salt.
I found it really interesting on how some companies come
together to help each other market their products. Mentioned in the book, you
can almost always find a saltshaker on a table. Although some companies don’t
use so much sugar they still help advertise it. As mentioned in Salt Sugar Fat,
even Coca Cola produces Coca Cola bottle shaped saltshakers.
Like I mentioned before I haven’t
always been a junk food or fast food eater, but reading this had definitely
reassured me that I should try my hardest to not give in and eat so much of
this unhealthy food. Knowing how much salt, sugar, and of course fat is in
these food items makes me feel gross knowing that I had once consumed it.
That is a great thought and idea to practice. But unfortunately no matter what we eat, there is many of those ingredients in everything.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good idea to not give in and eat a lot of unhealthy foods and I agree that we should have say in what kind of chemicals go into the food we consume.
ReplyDeleteI also find the companies that help each other interesting. I agree with you that sometime we still crave for those, but the thing is we should not eat too much of salt, sugar and fat.
ReplyDeleteI don't think eating out or having sugar is bad but we need to watch how much we intake. Obesity is something we should fear.
ReplyDeletePeople don't really pay attention to the ingredient label in a food product. It is strongly recommended to look at what your putting inside your body.
ReplyDeleteAnything is okay in moderation but a lot of people depend on this food every day. Its hard to think that people who are lower income have to eat this so called "food".
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