{"product_id":"ingredients-the-strange-chemistry-of-what-we-put-in-us-and-on-us-9781524744298","title":"Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Delivers an enthusiastic introduction to nutritional epidemiology . . . Using simple illustrations and his trademark humor to demystify scientific analysis that doesn't always prove cause and effect, Zaidan empowers readers to make their own dietary decisions.\"\u003ci\u003e --Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCheese puffs. Coffee. Sunscreen. Vapes. George Zaidan reveals what will kill you, what won't, and why--explained with high-octane hilarity, hysterical hijinks, and other things that don't begin with the letter \u003ci\u003eH\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eINGREDIENTS\u003c\/i\u003e offers the perspective of a chemist on the stuff we eat, drink, inhale, and smear on ourselves. Apart from the burning question of whether you should eat those Cheetos, Zaidan explores a range of topics. Here's a helpful guide: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stuff in\u003ci\u003e this \u003c\/i\u003ebook: \u003cbr\u003e- How bad is processed food? How sure are we?\u003cbr\u003e- Is sunscreen safe? Should you use it?\u003cbr\u003e- Is coffee good or bad for you?\u003cbr\u003e- What's your disease horoscope?\u003cbr\u003e- What is that public pool smell made of?\u003cbr\u003e- What happens when you overdose on fentanyl in the sun?\u003cbr\u003e- What do cassava plants and Soviet spies have in common?\u003cbr\u003e- When will you die? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStuff in other books: \u003cbr\u003e- Your carbon footprint\u003cbr\u003e- Food sustainability\u003cbr\u003e- GMOs\u003cbr\u003e- CEO pay\u003cbr\u003e- Science funding\u003cbr\u003e- Politics\u003cbr\u003e- Football\u003cbr\u003e- Baseball\u003cbr\u003e- Any kind of ball, really \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zaidan, an MIT-trained chemist who cohosted CNBC's hit \u003ci\u003eMake Me a Millionaire Inventor\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote and voiced several TED-Ed viral videos, makes chemistry more fun than Hogwarts as he reveals exactly what science can (and can't) tell us about the packaged ingredients sold to us every day. Sugar, spinach, formaldehyde, cyanide, the ingredients of life and death, and how we know if something is good or bad for us--as well as the genius of aphids and their butts--are all discussed in exquisite detail at breakneck speed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524744298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"George Zaidan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39398198837429,"sku":"9781524744298","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f3c2b06e-f222-47d4-a0e8-a78e718556b4.jpg?v=1615299745","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ingredients-the-strange-chemistry-of-what-we-put-in-us-and-on-us-9781524744298","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}