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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan
from Penguin Press HC, The

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Good start, bad end
  The best part of this book is the beginning, where the author explains the history of the western diet. Then he discredits modern nutrition scientists, or nutritionists as he calls them, putting them in the ranks of alchemists. Also he seems to accuse them of being colluded with the capitalist pigs running the modern food industry.
  Then, he tries to speak with authority about isoflavones, omega-3, and other hard core nutrition knowledge, as if trying to be a nutritionist himself!
  The end was the... more info

• A winning combination: interesting food history that leads us to a healthy diet
  What to eat? Food as opposed to nutrients. What is food? What your great great grandmother would recognize as food. But the grandmother would have to be taught the importance of buying organic. She would have to learn how to read some ingredient labels because many unhealthy breads, for example, look great to eat. Also some of these ladies would have to be instructed, even back then (about 100 years), to cut back on diary products and meat. Some might need to eat less of everything. The author in general is... more info

• Throw away all your understanding of what is good for you and why
  One of the best food books I have ever read. I love the way it challenges every belief we have about what we should and shouldn't eat.
  I also think the fact the the way it is presented, not as a definitive solution but rather a suggestion to begin questioning is true genius.

• Continuing the food revolution
  This book along with Mr. Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma lay out the case for changing what and how we eat. While his previous book focused on the environmental, ethical, and cultural coonsequences of industrial agriculture, In Defense of Food focuses on the health consequences. The writing style is very engaging and despite what could be dry subject matter, I finished this in a matter of days. This is one of those rare books that has the potential not only to be informative and interesting, but to change the... more info

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