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Named one of the best books of the year by the atlantic. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The salt from food scientists who study the human palate to maximize consumer bliss, to marketing campaigns that target teens. How the food industry manipulates taste buds with salt. After the prologue, moss uses the three book sections to explain the role of sugar, fat, and salt and why, for example, the food industry has to use these and other additives in order to achieve the necessary shelf lifeand to capture market share. He is also the recipient of the gerald loeb award for large newspapers and an overseas press club citation.
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