Matthew Royal’s Reviews > Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us > Status Update
Matthew Royal
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Striking: the people creating convenience foods are not in the same target market as those consuming them. They maximize the amounts of fat, salt, and sugar in order to sell more to consumers -- "it's what kids want!" -- while knowing the nutritional profile is terrible, and isn't something they would put in their own bodies.
— Mar 14, 2018 08:52AM
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Matthew Royal
is 26% done
It's not a diatribe against corporations, or even food corporations! So far, Moss looks at the optimization tools that food scientists use to maximize flavor and minimize cost, the long-range tactics they used to replace highschool Home Economics classes with ads for pre-packaged dinners, and the awareness everyone in the industry seems to have of every product's delicate balance of salts, fats, and sweeteners.
— Mar 08, 2018 06:52PM
