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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan
Food is not something one naturally thinks needs defending. After all, those of us lucky enough to live in the first world/global north do a pretty good job of eating.
Michael Pollan instead embarks on a mission to defend real food. The kind that is grown, not manufactured. And he has some surprisingly good points. For example, he questions that strength of the evidence behind nutrition science using science and the expert opinions of nutrition scientists themselves. He explains the science (or lack thereof) behind the current food pyramid, low fat foods, pre-packaged "health foods" and shows how what we eat (and what we are told to eat) is more reflective of corporate interests than health science.
The premise can seem very conspiratorial, but Michael uses scientific reasoning and accurate historical accounts to form his argument. This book leaves you in very little doubt that our current way of eating and our culture surrounding food is making us very ill.
This book is very well written and researched. I can not find any fault with it.
Michael Pollan instead embarks on a mission to defend real food. The kind that is grown, not manufactured. And he has some surprisingly good points. For example, he questions that strength of the evidence behind nutrition science using science and the expert opinions of nutrition scientists themselves. He explains the science (or lack thereof) behind the current food pyramid, low fat foods, pre-packaged "health foods" and shows how what we eat (and what we are told to eat) is more reflective of corporate interests than health science.
The premise can seem very conspiratorial, but Michael uses scientific reasoning and accurate historical accounts to form his argument. This book leaves you in very little doubt that our current way of eating and our culture surrounding food is making us very ill.
This book is very well written and researched. I can not find any fault with it.