In Defense Of Food
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (638 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594133328 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 330 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many processed foods vie for a spot in our grocery baskets, claiming to lower cholesterol, weight, glucose levels, you name it. His razor-sharp analysis of the American diet (as well as its architects and its detractors) offers an inspiring glimpse of what it would be like if we could (a la Humpty Dumpty) put our food back together again and reconsider what it means to eat well. In a season filled with rallying cries to lose weight and be healthy, Pollan's call to action—"Eat food. Not too much. Yet Pollan shows that these convenient "healthy" alternatives to whole foods are appallingly inconvenient: our health has a
"We truly are what we eat or don't eat" according to Theodore A. Rushton. Americans are fat. Who's to blame? The government. Ay, but there's the rub. If the government undoes its mischievous agricultural subsidies, voters in farm states will throw the rascals out of office. Look what happened to Sen. John McCain in Iowa because he wants to end ethanol subsidies. No politician can afford to be public spirited instead of self-centered. The cure is not in government. Instead, an intelligent solution begins with this book. Pollan goes to the heart of the matter, which is the content of. "It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom." according to Brian Johnson. [[VIDEOID:abbIt’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . 9It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . ]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . 9e0bc886It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . 9It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . ]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . b79It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . 9It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . ]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . 9It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . ]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . a29e9d1f605It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . 9It’s packed with Big Ideas and expansive wisdom. Brian Johnson [[VIDEOID:abb39e0bc8863b7933a29e9d1f605494]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . ]] “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.I hate to give away the game right here at the beginning of a whole book devoted to the subject, and I’m tempted to complicate matters in the interest of keeping things going for a couple hundred more pages or so. I’ll try to resist, but will go . An easy read. Interesting political history of "Big Food" and An easy read. Interesting political history of "Big Food" and how they are able to kill us for their profit. My problem with the book is the end. No, zip, zero solutions here. Pollen goes on and on about "the French" and how families used to eat dinner together. The French, and the rest of the world, are moving as fast as they can to SAD so the whole "French" thing is outdated nonsense. "Dinner together as a family" is also nonsense. It hasn't happened since June Cleaver in "Leave it to Beaver" and never will
From the author of the bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma comes this bracing and eloquent manifesto that shows readers how they might start making thoughtful food choices that can enrich their lives and enlarge their sense of what it means to be healthy. (Consumer Health)