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Ingredients : the strange chemistry of what we put in us and on us / George Zaidan ; illustrated (poorly) by the author.

by Zaidan, George.

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Chemicals -- Physiological effect.

Food additives -- Toxicology.

Food -- Composition.

Nutrition -- Health aspects.

9781524744274 (hc.)

xvi, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processed food is bad for you, right? -- Plants are trying to kill you -- Microbes are trying to eat your food -- The smoking gun, or what certainty looks like -- Sunburnt to a crisp, or what less certainty looks like -- Is coffee the elixir of life or blood of the devil? -- Associations, or the grapes of math -- What's that public pool smell made of? -- You're late for a very important date -- So what do I do?

"Cheese 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 H. Ingredients 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 that Cheeto, Zaidan explores a range of topics."--From publisher.

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