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Stuffed and Starved
Raj Patel
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I went and saw Raj Patel, the author of Stuffed and Starved, at a local bookstore and hear him talk and was completely intrigued by everything he was talking about, and so I wanted to definitely read his book.
Stuffed and Starved is about the global food system, and it is incredibly eye opening what this guy tells you about how mostly how so few companies control very important parts of our global food system. The book is completely fascinating for a number of reasons. One, it's really well researched, and he notates everything, so if you have a question about where he got any facts, it is there in the back of the book. He tells about small groups of people who have banded together and who are able to basically fight the global food system that's working against us. He talks about both individual people's stories and the effect it has on us on the whole, and he also discusses soy and how soy is in so many of our foods, predominantly processed foods, and how we just take it for granted what's in our food, and it really makes you think about looking at the label and examining what you're really eating.
I think the book is so well written, and I don't have any criticisms of the author himself. I would say sometimes it's hard not to get depressed by it, because when you read, you know you feel like -- when you read so many difficult things, you feel like putting a pillow over your head and curling up in bed, and we're all gonna die. The great thing is that at the book, he gives you real clear ideas of what difference you can make and what we need to do.
I would recommend this book to people who enjoyed Fast Food Nation would be a great group, but also anyone who eats would benefit by reading this book.
I'm gonna give this book five stars, 'cause it's very well written and very well research and has a lot of really important information in it, and it's entertaining to read, too.
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