Your Food Is Fooling You: How Your Brain Is Hijacked by Sugar, Fat, and Salt

A young reader's adaptation of the New York Times bestseller that explores how Americans developed overeating habits.

Former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration David A. Kessler, M.D., argues forcefully that our brain chemistry is being hijacked by the food we eat: that by consuming stimulating combinations of sugar, fat, and salt, we're conditioning our bodies to crave more sugar, fat, and salt—and consigning ourselves to a vicious cycle of overeating.

Adapted from the adult ...