In defense of food : an eater's manifesto(LP) /cMichael Pollan

"'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.' These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real." Indeed, plain old eating is being replaced by an obsession with nutrition that is, paradoxically, ruining our health, not to mention our meals. Pollan's advice is: "Don't eat anything that your great-great grandmother would not recognize as food." Looking at what science does and does not know about diet and health, he proposes a new way to think about what to eat, informed by ecology and tradition rather than by the nutrient-by-nutrient approach"--Publisher description.;pt. 1. The age of nutritionism. From foods to nutrients -- Nutritionism defined -- Nutritionism comes to market -- Food science's golden age -- The melting of the lipid hypothesis -- Eat right, get fatter -- Beyond the pleasure principle -- The proof in the low-fat pudding -- Bad science -- Nutritionism's children -- pt. 2. The Western diet and the diseases of civilization. The aborigine in all of us -- The elephant in the room -- The industrialization of eating : what we do know : From whole foods to refined ; From complexity to simplicity ; From quality to quantity ; From leaves to seeds ; From food culture to food science -- pt. 3. Getting over nutritionism. Escape from the Western diet -- Eat food : food defined -- Mostly plants : what to eat -- Not too much : how to eat.

what To Eat, What Not To Eat, And How To Think About Health: A Manifesto For Our Times

eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants. These Simple Words Go To The Heart Of Michael Pollan's in Defense Of Food, The Well-considered Answers He Provides To The Questions Posed In The Bestselling the Omnivore's Dilemma.

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-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 Foodlike Substances Are Often Packaged With Labels Bearing Health Claims That Are Typically False Or Misleading. Indeed, Real Food Is Fast Disappearing From The Marketplace, To Be Replaced By Nutrients, And Plain Old Eating By An Obsession With Nutrition That Is, Paradoxically, Ruining Our Health, Not To Mention Our Meals. Michael Pollan's Sensible And Decidedly Counterintuitive Advice Is: Don't Eat Anything That Your Great-great Grandmother Would Not Recognize As Food.

writing in Defense Of Food, And Affirming The Joy Of Eating, Pollan Suggests That If We Would Pay More For Better, Well-grown Food, But Buy Less Of It, We'll Benefit Ourselves, Our Communities, And The Environment At Large. Taking A Clear-eyed Look At What Science Does And Does Not Know About The Links Between Diet And Health, He Proposes A New Way To Think About The Question Of What To Eat That Is Informed By Ecology And Tradition Rather Than By The Prevailing Nutrient-by-nutrient Approach.

in Defense Of Food Reminds Us That, Despite The Daunting Dietary Landscape Americans Confront In The Modern Supermarket, The Solutions To The Current Omnivore's Dilemma Can Be Found All Around Us.

in Looking Toward Traditional Diets The World Over, As Well As The Foods Our Families-and Regions-historically Enjoyed, We Can Recover A More Balanced, Reasonable, And Pleasurable Approach To Food. Michael Pollan's Bracing And Eloquent Manifesto Shows Us How We Might Start Making Thoughtful Food Choices That Will Enrich Our Lives And Enlarge Our Sense Of What It Means To Be Healthy.

The Barnes & Noble Review

Michael Pollan's in Defense Of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, The Follow-up To His Widely Praised the Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History Of Four Meals, Should Probably Come With A Warning: After Reading This Book, You May Never Shop, Cook, Or Eat The Same Way Again.

#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. Introduction: An Eater'sManifesto I. The Age of Nutritionism One: From Foods to Nutrients Two: Nutritonism Defined Three: Nutritionism Comes to Market Four: Food Science's Golden Age Five: The Melting of the Lipid Hypothesis Six: Eat Right, Get Fatter Seven: Beyond the Pleasure Principle Eight: The Proof in the Low-Fat Pudding Nine: Bad Science Ten: Nutritionism's Children II. The Western Diet and the Diseases of Civilization One: The Aborigine in All of Us Two: The Elephant in the Room Three: The Industrialization of Eating: What Do We Know 1) From Whole Foods to Refined 2) From Complexity to Simplicity 3) From Quality to Quantity 4) From Leaves to Seed 5) From Food Culture to Food Science III. Getting Over Nutritionism One: Escape from the Western Diet Two: Eat Food: Food Defined Three: Mostly Plants: What to Eat Four: Not Too Much: How to Eat Acknowledgments Sources Resources Index An Eater's Manifesto The Age of Nutritionism From Foods to Nutrients Nutritionism Defined Nutritionism Comes to Market Food Science's olden Age The Melting of the Lipid Hypothesis Eat Right, Get Fatter Beyond the Pleasure Principle The Proof in the Low-Fat Pudding Bad Science Nutritionism's Children The Western Diet and the Diseases of Civilization The Aborigine in All of Us The Elephant in the Room The Industrialization of Eating: What We Do Know Getting Over Nutritionism Escape from the Western Diet Eat Food: Food Defined Mostly Plants: What to Eat Not Too Much: How to Eat Acknowledgments Sources Resources Index Michael Pollan's last book, The Omnivore's Dilemma , launched a national conversation about the American way of eating; now In Defense of Food shows us how to change it, one meal at a time. Pollan proposes a new 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.,,, Cites the reasons why people have become so confused about their dietary choices and discusses the importance of enjoyable moderate eating of mostly traditional plant foods.