Overview
In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity--and human health threat--uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again. What you eat matters--for your health, for the environment, and for future generations. In this riveting investigative narrative, McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: from the farm where it's raised directly to your dinner table. Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health. Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why wonder drugs revolutionized the way the world eats--and not necessarily for the better. Rich with scientific, historical, and cultural insights, this spellbinding cautionary tale shines a light on one of America's favorite foods--and shows us the way to safer, healthier eating for ourselves and our children.
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Author: Xe Sands ,
Maryn McKenna
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798200426706
Publication Date: 16 October 2018
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
In this well-written expose, McKenna (Superbug) dissects the controversy of the routine use of antibiotics to fatten chicken, which has led to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria . . . Throughout, McKenna offers spot-on commentary on the dangerous additives in chickens and concludes on a relatively hopeful note.-- ""Publishers Weekly""
"In this well-written expose, McKenna (Superbug) dissects the controversy of the routine use of antibiotics to fatten chicken, which has led to the rise of drug-resistant bacteria . . . Throughout, McKenna offers spot-on commentary on the dangerous additives in chickens and concludes on a relatively hopeful note.-- ""Publishers Weekly"""
Author Information
Xe Sands has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of the Nightwalkers series from Jaquelyn Frank. She has received several honors, including AudioFile Earphones Awards and a coveted Audie Award, and she was named Favorite Debut Romance Narrator of 2011 in the Romance Audiobooks poll. Award-winning journalist Maryn McKenna is the author of the critically acclaimed books Superbug and Beating Back the Devil. She writes for Wired, National Geographic, Scientific American, Slate, Nature, the Atlantic, the Guardian, National Geographic magazine's online science salon Phenomena, and others, and is a senior fellow of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University.
