Eating junk food and fast food is a great all-American passion.
American kids and grownups love their candy bars, Big Macs and
supersized fries, Doritos, Twinkies, and Good Humor ice cream bars.
The disastrous health effects from the enormous appetite for these
processed fat- and sugar-loaded foods are well publicized now. This
was particularly dramatically evidenced by Super Size Me (2004),
filmmaker Morgan Spurlock's 30-day all-McDonald's diet in which his
liver suffered the same poisoning as if he had been on an extended
alcohol binge. Through increased globalization, American popular
food culture is being increasingly emulated elsewhere in the world,
such as China, with the potential for similar disastrous
consequences. This A-to-Z reference is the first to focus on the
junk food and fast food phenomena from a multitude of angles in
addition to health and diet concerns. More than 250 essay entries
objectively explore the scope of the topics to illuminate the
American way through products, corporations and entrepreneurs,
social history, popular culture, organizations, issues, politics,
commercialism and consumerism, and much more. Interest in these
topics is high. This informative and fascinating work, with entries
on current controversies such as mad cow disease and factory
farming, the food pyramid, movie tie-ins, and marketing to
children, will be highly useful for reports, research, and
browsing. It takes readers behind the scenes, examining the
significance of such things as uniforms, training, packaging, and
franchising. Readers of every age will also enjoy the nostalgia
factor, learning about the background of iconic drive-ins, the
story behind the mascots, facts about theirfavorite candy bar, and
collectables. Each entry ends with suggested reading. Besides an
introduction, a timeline, glossary, bibliography, resource guide,
and photos enhance the text. Sample entries: A&W Root Beer;
Advertising; Automobiles; Ben & Jerry's; Burger King; Carhops;
Center for Science in the Public Interest; Christmas; Cola Wars;
Employment; Fair Food; Fast Food Nation; Hershey, Milton;
Hollywood; Injury; Krispy Kreme; Lobbying; Nabisco; Obesity;
PepsiCo; Salt; Soda Fountain; Teen Hangouts; Vegetarianism; White
Castle; Yum! Brands, Inc.
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