The Little Food Book

Subtitled 'An Explosive Account of the Food we Eat Today', this book builds on the success of The Little Earth Book (now in its third edition and well worth a read) by looking specifically at issues surrounding the production and consumption of food. Craig Sams has been involved in the field for over 30 years and is Chair of the Soil Association. The book is very well informed and covers all aspects of the subject, including the emerging problem of obesity (the average weight of men has gone up by 8 kg in the last 20 years), subsidies, supermarkets, GM foods, sugar, trade patterns, antibiotics, hydrogenation, additives, microwaves and fasting. An accessible introduction that contains the essence of what we need to know about food.