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#1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of This is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules
Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it?
Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion--most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product of nature but of food science. The result is what Michael Pollan calls the American Paradox: The more we worry about nutrition, the less healthy we see to become. With In Defense of Food, Pollan proposes a new (and very old) answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: \"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.\" Pollan’s bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating.
Editions of In Defense of Food
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781594201455
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143114963
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101147382
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101198414
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781415944936
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781429589222
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780143142744
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#1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of This is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules
Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it?
Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion--most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product of nature but of food science. The result is what Michael Pollan calls the American Paradox: The more we worry about nutrition, the less healthy we see to become. With In Defense of Food, Pollan proposes a new (and very old) answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: \"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.\" Pollan’s bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is In Defense of Food about?
#1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of This is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules
Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it?
Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion--most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product of nature but of food science. The result is what Michael Pollan calls the American Paradox: The more we worry about nutrition, the less healthy we see to become. With In Defense of Food, Pollan proposes a new (and very old) answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: \"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.\" Pollan’s bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in In Defense of Food?
Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Fitness and diet > Health: Diets and nutrition
Where can I read a sample of In Defense of Food?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781594201455
Who is/are the Author/s of the book In Defense of Food?
Michael Pollan
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
In Defense of Food is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781594201455) and paperback(ISBN 9780143114963) and ebook(ISBN 9781101147382) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101198414) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781415944936) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781429589222) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780143142744)
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