Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat [2 volumes]

Author: Smith, Andrew F.

Brand: Greenwood

Edition: 1

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 908

EAN: 9780313393938

Release Date: 02-12-2011

Package Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 2.6 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Details: In the last half century, junk food and fast food have come to play an extremely important role in American economic, historical, cultural, and social life. Today, they have a major influence on what Americans eat—and how healthy we are (or aren't). Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat tells the intriguing, fun, and incredible stories behind the successes of these commercial food products and documents the numerous health-related, environmental, cultural, and politico-economic issues associated with them.

With more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries, this two-volume encyclopedia contains enough listings to allow readers to research a wide range of fascinating topics. The author treats the massive amount of subject material within this reference title in a fair and balanced manner. A secondary focus of this encyclopedia is to chart the spread of some American fast food chains and commercially produced junk foods internationally.