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Chew On This excerpts in The GuardianPosted Apr 25th 2006 3:07PM by Nick VagnoniFiled under: Books, Trends, Newspapers, AmericaThe Guardian recently featured several excerpts
from Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser's new book Chew On This, a kid-oriented exploration of the
fast food industry. Schlosser uses plain English and, of course, plenty of alarming statistics to show young readers the
basics of fast food marketing and food processing. The Guardian samples focus on television marketing (American kids
watch an average of 25 hours of TV each week, Schlosser says) and how McDonald's has changed the soft drink industry.
According to Schlosser, 20 percent of one- and two-year-olds in America drink soft drinks daily and the average
American adult drinks 500 cans of soda each year.
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