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Candy : a Century of Panic and Pleasure by Kawash, Samira, 1963- author is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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<br><b>A lively&nbsp;cultural history that explores how candy in America became food and how food became more like candy</b><p>Many adults who wouldnât dream of indulging in a Snickers bar or&nbsp;jelly beans&nbsp;feel fine snacking on sports bars and giving their children fruit snacks. For most Americans, candy is enjoyed guiltily and&nbsp;considered the most unhealthy thing we eat. But why? Candy accounts for&nbsp;less than ten percent of the added sugar in the American diet. And at least itâs honest about what it is-a processed food, eaten for pleasure, with no particular nutritional benefit. What should really worry consumers is the fact that today every aisle in the supermarket contains highly manipulated products that have all the qualities of candy.&nbsp;So how&nbsp;did&nbsp;our definitions of food and candy come to be so muddled?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Candy</i> tells the strange, fascinating story of how candy evolved in America and how it became a scapegoat for all our fears about the changing nature of food.&nbsp;Samira Kawash&nbsp;takes us&nbsp;from the moral crusaders&nbsp;at the turn of the century, who blamed candy for everything from poisoning to alcohol

Who reads Candy : a Century of Panic and Pleasure?

Author

Kawash, Samira, 1963- author

Publisher

New York: Faber and Faber, Inc., an affiliate of Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780865477568

Category

history

Subjects

Anthropology, Fiction, History

Rating

3.69 / 5 (48 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13