In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating

Author(s): Michael Pollan

Society & Culture

<b><i>'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.'</i> These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's <i>In Defence of Food</i>.</b><br><br>Humans used to know how to eat well, Pollan argues. But the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused, complicated, and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists ÃÂÃÂÃÂïÃÂÃÂÃÂÿÃÂÃÂÃÂý all of whom have much to gain from our dietary confusion. As a result we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not 'real'. These 'edible food-like substances' are often packaged with labels bearing health claims that are typically false and misleading. Indeed, real food is fast disappearing from the marketplace, to be replaced by 'nutrients', and plain old eating has been replaced by an obsession with nutrition that is, paradoxically, ruining our health, not to mention our meals. It seems that we have forgotten about the sheer peasure that can come from eating simple, healthy and, most importantly, real food. Michael Pollan's last book, <i>The Omnivore's Dilemma</i>, is currently an extraordinary American bestseller, which for hundreds of thousands of people has shown just how badly wrong the food industry has gone. <i>In Defence of Food</i> is his practical call to action - a bracing and eloquent manifesto that will enrich our lives and our palates, and enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy and happy. First published January 2008.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781846141034
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : Allen Lane
  • : January 2008
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Michael Pollan
  • : Paperback
  • : 108
  • : 613.2
  • : 256
  • : Diets & dieting