In Defense of Food
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| Author | Michael Pollan |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
Publication date | January 1, 2008 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 978-1416567356 |
| OCLC | 173243755 |
| Preceded by | The Omnivore's Dilemma |
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto is a 2008 book by Michael Pollan. It was number one on the New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller List for six weeks. The book grew out of Pollan's 2007 article Unhappy Meals published in the New York Times Magazine.[1] Pollan has also said that he wrote In Defense of Food as a response to people asking him what they should eat after having read The Omnivore's Dilemma, his previous book.[2]
In the book, Pollan postulates that the answer to healthy eating is simply to "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."[3] Pollan argues that nutritionism as an ideology has overly complicated and harmed American eating habits.[2] He says that rather than focusing on eating nutrients, people should focus on eating the sort of food that their ancestors would recognize.[3].
The book drew a critical review[4] from James E. McWilliams.
See also
External links
- Unhappy Meals. New York Times article by Pollan which inspired the book.
References
- ^ Maslin, Janet. "Obsessed With Nutrition? That’s an Eating Disorder". New York Times (January 3, 2008).
- ^ a b Shapiro, Laura. "The Holy Church of Food". Slate (December 31, 2007).
- ^ a b 'In Defense of Food' Author Offers Advice for Health. NPR Morning Edition (January 1, 2008).
- ^ More Than One Man Can Chew