{"product_id":"books-the-hundred-year-lie-by-randall-fitzgerald","title":"The Hundred Year Lie","description":"In a devastating expose in the tradition of\u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald warns how thousands of man-made chemicals in our food, water, medicine, and environment are making humans the most polluted species on the planet. A century ago, when Congress enacted the Pure Food and Drug Act, Americans were promised \"better living through chemistry.\" Fitzgerald provides overwhelming evidence to shatter this myth, and many others perpetrated by the chemical, pharmaceutical, and processed foods industries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Consider this-\u003cbr\u003e The average American carries a \"body burden\" of 700 synthetic chemicals;\u003cbr\u003e Chemicals in tap water can cause reproductive abnormalities and hermaphroditic birth;\u003cbr\u003e One study of lactating women found perchlorate (a toxic component of rocket fuel) in practically every mother's breast milk.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the face of this national health crisis, Fitzgerald presents informed and practical suggestions for what we can do to turn the tide and live healthier lives.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53506954920209,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780452288393.jpg?v=1778118848","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-hundred-year-lie-by-randall-fitzgerald","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}