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Pollan’s books, along with Eric Schlosser??s “Fast Food Nation,” and the documentary “Supersize Me,” aim to open Americans’ eyes to consequences of the meals they unconsciously eat. High-fructose corn syrup belongs in this discussion—and out of our stomachs—despite what the Corn Refiners Association wants us to think...
...most recently, “Fast Food Nation.” At a recent roundtable discussion with Boston-area reporters, Linklater didn’t shy away from political statements about American consumerism.“Fast Food Nation” is a fictionalized film version of Eric Schlosser??s 2001 nonfiction book of the same name. Written in conjunction with Schlosser, the film makes the case against fast food in America by following the lives of several characters involved in the industry.Though Linklater’s commitment to the issues in the film seems genuine, he said...
Readers—such as myself—of Eric Schlosser??s Fast Food Nation resist the seduction of a flavorful McDonald’s hamburger not just out of a morbid fascination with the steak-cooking techniques of the family restaurants of the tri-state area, but also because we know that ground or shredded meat is generally the disturbing equivalent of mystery meat. With the possibility of them harboring everything from nervous tissue to salmonella, processed meat of any variety seems less like a food product, and more like a recipe for illness...
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