Ingredients the strange chemistry of what we put in us and on us

"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...

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Main Author: Zaidan, George (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : Dutton, [2020]
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245 1 0 |a Ingredients :  |b the strange chemistry of what we put in us and on us /  |c George Zaidan ; illustrated (poorly) by the author. 
264 1 |a [New York, New York] :  |b Dutton,  |c [2020] 
300 |a xvi, 299 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 24 cm 
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500 |a Includes index. 
505 0 0 |t Processed food is bad for you, right? --  |t Plants are trying to kill you --  |t Microbes are trying to eat your food --  |t The smoking gun, or what certainty looks like --  |t Sunburnt to a crisp, or what less certainty looks like --  |t Is coffee the elixir of life or blood of the devil? --  |t Associations, or the grapes of math --  |t What's that public pool smell made of? --  |t You're late for a very important date --  |t So what do I do? 
520 |a "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"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
650 0 |a Food  |x Composition. 
650 0 |a Nutrition. 
650 0 |a Diet. 
650 0 |a Chemicals  |v Popular works. 
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