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''The Hundred Year Lie: How Food And Medicine Are Destroying Your Health'' (2006) is a book by
investigative journalist
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Randall Fitzgerald that examines the rise of the local and global influence of the United States
food and
chemical
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industries, and argues that they have, over the last century, altered, affected and damaged the lives of millions of people in the United States by introducing synthetic chemicals into the mainstream food chain.
Summary
The book covers a wide range of topics related to the central issue. It starts by describing the myths that the public believes, that toxicity health issues are 'someone else's problem', and then goes on to talk about what is known to the scientific and chemical communities, and charts the history of the cover-up of chemicals in relation to human health, and the level of business made from this by the chemical companies.
The book then goes on in detail about the dangers of
food additives
Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance taste, appearance, or other sensory qualities. Some additives have been used for centuries as part of an effort to preserve food, for example vinegar (pickling), salt (sal ...
, the toxic threats of the processed food humans and animals currently eat, and how this chemical contamination has now affected the water that people drink, and how this has brought on increased biological changes, genetic mutations and newly discovered and increasing illnesses and diseases, in both human and animals.
The book ends with a discussion on
Western
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and
Eastern
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medical approaches and philosophies, a focus on
alternative medicine and
eating healthily, avoiding
synthetic foods, and a practical guide on how to
detoxify one's body.
Editions
* (hardback edition 2006, 304pp.)
See also
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Super Size Me
''Super Size Me'' is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he ate only McDonald's f ...
'' — a 2004 documentary by
Morgan Spurlock
Morgan Valentine Spurlock (born November 7, 1970) is an American documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter and playwright.
Spurlock's films include '' Super Size Me'' (2004), '' Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?'' ( ...
on a similar topic.
*''
The Corporation'' — a 2003 Canadian documentary film critical of the modern-day corporation and its behavior towards society.
*''
The Jungle
''The Jungle'' is a 1906 novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair's primary purpose in describing the meat industry and its working conditions was to advance socialism in the United States. However, most readers we ...
'' — a 1906 novel by
Upton Sinclair
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in sever ...
on the meatpacking industry. ''Fast Food Nation'' makes various references to it.
*
''Reefer Madness'' — a 2003 book by Eric Schlosser examining
migrant labor and the
pornography and
marijuana businesses in America.
*''
Fast Food Nation
''Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal'' is a 2001 book by Eric Schlosser. First serialized by ''Rolling Stone'' in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair's 1906 muckraking novel '' The Jungle''. The book ...
'' — a 2001 book by
Eric Schlosser
Eric Matthew Schlosser (born August 17, 1959) is an American journalist and author known for his investigative journalism, such as in his books ''Fast Food Nation'' (2001), '' Reefer Madness'' (2003), and '' Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, ...
examining
fast food businesses in America.
References
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2006 non-fiction books
Books about food and drink
Criticism of fast food
Business books
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Health and wellness books
Books about the economy of the United States
