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RR 2007/142 Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food Andrew F. Smith Greenwood Press Westport, CT and London 2006 xli + 321 pp. ISBN 978 0 313 33527 3 £48.99/$85
Keywords Encyclopedias, Fast food, Processed foods
Review DOI 10.1108/09504120710738265
What is junk food? Junk food is a slang word for foods with limited nutritional value. Every person has their own list of foods that they call junk foods. Most people would include foods that are high in salt, sugar, fat or calories and low nutrient content. Salted snack foods, candy, gum, most sweet desserts, fried fast food and carbonated beverages are some of the major junk foods. Generally, they offer little in terms...