Addicted to Food

About This Audiobook

James Erlichman’s *Addicted to Food* isn’t another finger-wagging screed about personal responsibility—it’s a sharp, data-driven autopsy of how industrial food systems hack our brains the same way Big Tobacco once did. Erlichman, a journalist with a knack for digging into systemic corruption, dismantles the myth of ‘moderation’ by exposing how sugar, fat, and salt are engineered to override our satiety signals. The book’s real punch comes from its global scope: from the junk-food swamps of American suburbs to the processed-food invasions in developing nations, he maps the unholy alliance between corporations, governments, and public health failures. Packed with eye-opening case studies—like how Nestlé’s marketing turned infant formula into a gateway to obesity in Ghana—it’s less about weight loss and more about powerlessness in the face of profit-driven biology. Fans of *Salt Sugar Fat* by Michael Moss will find this a chilling companion piece, but Erlichman’s narrative is tighter, his tone more urgent, and his solutions refreshingly non-preachy. This is the audiobook you need if you’ve ever wondered why willpower alone can’t fix what’s broken in our food culture. Napoleon Ryan’s narration delivers Erlichman’s blend of outrage and clarity with a gravelly authority, making the dense data feel like a gripping true-crime documentary. The production is crisp, with no distracting reverb or background noise, letting the content—and Ryan’s dynamic delivery—take center stage.