Hijacked : How Your Brain Is Fooled by Food

from calicok3

I enjoyed the book, it was an interesting, quick read. Kessler kept the chapters short and made interesting points about the food industry. I enjoyed many of the examples provided, however, I would have preferred to see some actual studies to back up the claims, I think it would have strengthened...

from Peripa

First, I love the cover of this book - it's eye-catching and relevant. I found the book itself fairly informative and interesting although, as other reviewers have mentioned, it gets quite repetitive. This is a bit of a shame, because I think our current cultural atmosphere is one that could use ...

from Lucidly

Sugar, fat, and salt. These three words will be repeated many, many times. Be prepared. It's a book designed for young school aged children on overeating and what causes it, including information on how processed food has been designed to make people want more. Lastly, it goes briefly in to how a...

from lefthandeddrawing

This is an adaptation for young adults of Kessler's full length book The End of Overeating. It communicates valuable lessons about the commercial food industry and how companies manipulate consumers to their own ends. I think many aware readers will be familiar with the accusations - that commerc...

from Dream24

I would rate this book 3.5 stars.First thing I have to say is that I was totally drawn in by the cover of the book.OK down to business. This is a quick but rather in depth read. The chapters are short but rather informative. The content is written so that is it very easy for readers to understand...