The Fast Food Craze: Wreaking Havoc on Our Bodies and Our Animals

Tina Volpe
Canyon Publishing (2005)
ISBN 0976134306
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (1/06)

Tina Volpe, in “The Fast Food Craze,” points out at the beginning of the book that human bodies are not designed to eat animals, but rather to live on a plant-based diet. She substantiates it by saying that we, as humans, do not have teeth capable of tearing flesh, nor do we have a digestive system that is designed to digest animal protein before decay or fermentation takes place.

Volpe quotes Schlosser, author of “Fast Food Nation,” with facts that in 1970 Americans spent about $6 million on fast food. She further states that in 2003 the total came to $120.9 Billion. This has been an astonishing increase in the past 30 years. Volpe’s main focus for these statistics is that there is a huge problem in America with obesity and cancer which is attributed to ingestion of fast foods.

Volpe exposes fast food chains Taco Bell, McDonalds, and KFC as serving low grade foods and unethical practices in slaughter houses. She shows pictures of sick animals, brutality, and horrid factory conditions.

The concern shown by Volpe in “The Fast Food Craze” unfortunately is not a national concern, however, every reader of this book will have to stop and think of their own personal choices they must make. Volpe assists the reader in pointing out the benefits of being a vegetarian, not only for health reasons but for the sake of saving an animal’s life.

Volpe’s mission is clear, thought-provoking, and educational. Her message comes across with much concern.

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