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Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594201455
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9781594201455
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Book Title
In Defense of Food : an Eater's Manifesto
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Nutrition, Health Care Issues, Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition, Healthy Living, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
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Social Science, Health & Fitness, Medical
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Textbook
Author
Michael Pollan
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Hardcover

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2007-037552
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"Michael Pollan [is the] designated repository for the nation's food conscience."---Frank Bruni, The New York Times "A remarkable volume . . . engrossing . . . [Pollan] offers those prescriptions Americans so desperately crave."-- The Washington Post "A tough, witty, cogent rebuttal to the proposition that food can be redced to its nutritional components without the loss of something essential... [a] lively, invaluable book."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times " In Defense of Food is written with Pollan's customary bite, ringing clarity and brilliance at connecting the dots."-- The Seattle Times, "In his hugely influential treatise The Omnivore's Dilemma , Pollan traced a direct line between the industrialization of our food supply and the degradation of the environment. His new book takes up where the previous work left off. Examining the question of what to eat from the perspective of health, this powerfully argued, thoroughly researched and elegant manifesto cuts straight to the chase with a maxim that is deceptively simple: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." But as Pollan explains, "food" in a country that is driven by "a thirty-two billion-dollar marketing machine" is both a loaded term and, in its purest sense, a holy grail. The first section of his three-part essay refutes the authority of the diet bullies, pointing up the confluence of interests among manufacturers of processed foods, marketers and nutritional scientists-a cabal whose nutritional advice has given rise to "a notably unhealthy preoccupation with nutrition and diet and the idea of eating healthily." The second portion vivisects the Western diet, questioning, among other sacred cows, the idea that dietary fat leads to chronic illness. A writer of great subtlety, Pollan doesn't preach to the choir; in fact, rarely does he preach at all, preferring to lets the facts speak for themselves. (Jan.)" -- Publishers Weekly , starred review, "Michael Pollan [is the] designated repository for the nation's food conscience."---Frank Bruni, The New York Times "A remarkable volume . . . engrossing . . . [Pollan] offers those prescriptions Americans so desperately crave."-- The Washington Post "A tough, witty, cogent rebuttal to the proposition that food can be redced to its nutritional components without the loss of something essential... [a] lively, invaluable book."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times " In Defense of Food is written with Pollan's customary bite, ringing clarity and brilliance at connecting the dots."-- The Seattle Times, " "Michael Pollan [is the] designated repository for the nation's food conscience." --Frank Bruni, The New York Times "In this slim, remarkable volume, Pollan builds a convincing case not only against that steak dinner but against the entire Western diet." -- The Washington Post "A tough, witty, cogent rebuttal to the proposition that food can be reduced to its nutritional components without the loss of something essential... [a] lively, invaluable book." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "What should I eat for dinner tonight? Here is Pollan's brilliant, succinct and nuanced answer to this question: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."" -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette " In Defense of Food is written with Pollan's customary bite, ringing clarity and brilliance at connecting the dots." -- The Seattle Times "This is an important book, short but pithy, and, like the word "food," not simple at all." --New York Post "With his lucid style and innovative research, Pollan deserves his reputation as one of the most respectable voices in the modern debate about food." --The Financial Times, " Michael Pollan [is the] designated repository for the nation's food conscience." --Frank Bruni, The New York Times "In this slim, remarkable volume, Pollan builds a convincing case not only against that steak dinner but against the entire Western diet." -- The Washington Post "A tough, witty, cogent rebuttal to the proposition that food can be reduced to its nutritional components without the loss of something essential . . . [a] lively, invaluable book." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "What should I eat for dinner tonight? Here is Pollan's brilliant, succinct and nuanced answer to this question: 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.'" -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette " In Defense of Food is written with Pollan's customary bite, ringing clarity and brilliance at connecting the dots." -- The Seattle Times "This is an important book, short but pithy, and, like the word 'food,' not simple at all." --New York Post "With his lucid style and innovative research, Pollan deserves his reputation as one of the most respectable voices in the modern debate about food." --The Financial Times, "In his hugely influential treatise The Omnivore's Dilemma, Pollan traced a direct line between the industrialization of our food supply and the degradation of the environment. His new book takes up where the previous work left off. Examining the question of what to eat from the perspective of health, this powerfully argued, thoroughly researched and elegant manifesto cuts straight to the chase with a maxim that is deceptively simple: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." But as Pollan explains, "food" in a country that is driven by "a thirty-two billion-dollar marketing machine" is both a loaded term and, in its purest sense, a holy grail. The first section of his three-part essay refutes the authority of the diet bullies, pointing up the confluence of interests among manufacturers of processed foods, marketers and nutritional scientists-a cabal whose nutritional advice has given rise to "a notably unhealthy preoccupation with nutrition and diet and the idea of eating healthily." The second portion vivisects the Western diet, questioning, among other sacred cows, the idea that dietary fat leads to chronic illness. A writer of great subtlety, Pollan doesn't preach to the choir; in fact, rarely does he preach at all, preferring to lets the facts speak for themselves. (Jan.)" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review, "In his hugely influential treatise The Omnivore''s Dilemma , Pollan traced a direct line between the industrialization of our food supply and the degradation of the environment. His new book takes up where the previous work left off. Examining the question of what to eat from the perspective of health, this powerfully argued, thoroughly researched and elegant manifesto cuts straight to the chase with a maxim that is deceptively simple: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." But as Pollan explains, "food" in a country that is driven by "a thirty-two billion-dollar marketing machine" is both a loaded term and, in its purest sense, a holy grail. The first section of his three-part essay refutes the authority of the diet bullies, pointing up the confluence of interests among manufacturers of processed foods, marketers and nutritional scientists-a cabal whose nutritional advice has given rise to "a notably unhealthy preoccupation with nutrition and diet and the idea of eating healthily." The second portion vivisects the Western diet, questioning, among other sacred cows, the idea that dietary fat leads to chronic illness. A writer of great subtlety, Pollan doesn''t preach to the choir; in fact, rarely does he preach at all, preferring to lets the facts speak for themselves. (Jan.)" -- Publishers Weekly , starred review, "In his hugely influential treatise The Omnivore's Dilemma , Pollan traced a direct line between the industrialization of our food supply and the degradation of the environment. His new book takes up where the previous work left off. Examining the question of what to eat from the perspective of health, this powerfully argued, thoroughly researched and elegant manifesto cuts straight to the chase with a maxim that is deceptively simple: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." But as Pollan explains, "food" in a country that is driven by "a thirty-two billion-dollar marketing machine" is both a loaded term and, in its purest sense, a holy grail. The first section of his three-part essay refutes the authority of the diet bullies, pointing up the confluence of interests among manufacturers of processed foods, marketers and nutritional scientists-a cabal whose nutritional advice has given rise to "a notably unhealthy preoccupation with nutrition and diet and the idea of eating healthily." The second portion vivisects the Western diet, questioning, among other sacred cows, the idea that dietary fat leads to chronic illness. A writer of great subtlety, Pollan doesn't preach to the choir; in fact, rarely does he preach at all, preferring to lets the facts speak for themselves. (Jan.)"-- Publishers Weekly , starred review
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613.2
Synopsis
#1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of 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., #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of 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., #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of 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. "Michael Pollan is the] designated repository for the nation's food conscience."--Frank Bruni, The New York Times " A remarkable volume . . . engrossing . . . Pollan] offers those prescriptions Americans so desperately crave." --The Washington Post "A tough, witty, cogent rebuttal to the proposition that food can be redced to its nutritional components without the loss of something essential... a] lively, invaluable book."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times " In Defense of Food is written with Pollan's customary bite, ringing clarity and brilliance at connecting the dots."-- The Seattle Times Michael Pollan's most recent food book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation --the story of our most trusted food expert's culinary education--was published by Penguin Press in April 2013, and in 2016 it served as the inspiration for a four-part docuseries on Netflix by the same name. Pollan is also the author of How to Change Your Mind What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
LC Classification Number
RA784.P643 2008

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4 out of 5 stars
by birdwpa04 Nov, 2008
Thought Provoking Food Book
I bought this book to read for my book club. I probably wouldn't have ever picked it out on my own, but I have enjoyed reading it. It hasn't necessarily made me change what I eat on a grand scale, but I do think about the choices I make more. I found a lot of the book was very repetetive. The author made his point in a few chapters but then continued for many, many more. I would recommend it for anyone who eats (hey that's everybody), because it makes you think about the food you eat. The premise is simple...eat food, not to much, mostly plants.
5 out of 5 stars
by ds.scd.n85bmt705 Apr, 2018
Worth the time, easy read
This is an interesting book. Even if you aren't terribly compelled to eat "clean" or interested in the why's and how's our grocery stores are stocked with food, you will find this book so easy to read, it will have been worth your time. You will definitely learn some compelling facts that just may change your thoughts about our western diets. I also bought his book, The Omnivore's Dilemma. I haven't read it yet.
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5 out of 5 stars
by burbuja051215 Jun, 2008
Best Book I've Read All Year
After reading and enjoying Michael Pollen's "The Omnivores Dilemma", I wanted to hear more of what Pollen had to say about the American food industry. I can honestly say that this is the most common sense book I've ever read about food. Like Omnivores Dilemma, he discusses some of the problems in our food supply, but in this book he goes into more detail as to how our modern diets affect us. This isn't a diet book where you are told what to eat and how to lose weight. Pollen simply states the obvious : Eat real food. This sounds like an easy task, after all we eat several meals a day. However, this is proving to be one of the most difficult chores I have ever undertaken. Next time you are in the grocery store, read the ingredients of any food you are about to purchase. As Pollen suggests, if your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize it, you probably shouldn't be putting it in your body. If this concept intrigues you, then you will find "In Defense of Food" fascinating. Pollen is an excellent author and I was unable to put this book down. I made my husband read it and he read it all in one sitting. (and he hates books about food!) I have lent it to several friends who have all raved about it. For anyone eating the typical American diet, or even those who try to eat healthy or natural, this is a must-read.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by elder_geek01 Jul, 2008
Hear, hear, witness this! This guy is on target!
Pollan's book makes me recollect a marketing prof who peppered his lectures with his interests in nutrition here at Virginia Commonwealth University way back in the late '60s. That's where I first heard "The White Deaths", "Don't eat anything the microbes don't want", and other sentiments about food that Mr Pollan repeats and reinforces with science. I discovered I'm 'prediabetic' early, learned early to control 'reactive hypoglycemia' with diet to keep my pilot's medical certificate, and have generally tended toward a diet like Mr Pollan recommends, flavored with Dr Atkins' teaching that fat might be OK without the heavy dose of carbs most take alongside, and a liking for a 'Mediterranean diet' to mix my oils. I'm about 60 now, not diabetic yet, get back good lipid #s too, and will continue to eat like Pollan recommends, except meat's not a condiment in this house. I'm distressed to relate than in the past decade several friends have blimped up and suffer effects of 'metabolic syndrome', their eating habits the antithesis of what's stated so well In Defense of Food. It's a delight to relate, following a recent reunion, that none of those affected by the same marketing prof back then are afflicted with anything worse than greying hair, and they're sure not suffering from that either. If this testimonial helps others I'm pleased. This book's not filled with brand-new facts, and it is certainly not just a restatement of old stuff. It is a quick read, an entertaining presentation of stuff I've believed for 40 years mixed with new facts I hadn't heard yet. I've got Omnivore's Dilemma on order...Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by zuzigirl01 Mar, 2008
In Defense of Food
What I love about this book is that it does not promote any of the diet books that are out on the market right now. Mr. Pollan is telling us in a plain and simple way that we need to go back to nature, wholesome foods and forget about dieting! He promotes things I heard growing up but didn't pay attention to..... Don't over-eat but chew your food slowly and most importantly, enjoy what you are eating. The American people eat too much processed food which leads to being overweight and health problems. The food industry tries to artificially improve our foods and claims they have the same nutritional value as natural foods, but the truth is they are different as night and day. Food shows and books lean toward pushing us into preparing 20 to 30 minute meals. Most of those meals need processed foods to make them quick and in using these foods we are leaving out the nutritional content and adding big calories Pollan's book is an eye-opener. Refined foods are a real danger. We deserve better for ourselves so we can maintain our health and live better. It doesn't take that much longer to prepare a healthy meal. I highly recommend this book. None of us is perfect, but thinking about the food you just picked up to put in your mouth can make a world of difference down the line on our health.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by toytrainlover21 Oct, 2020
In Defense of Food is a breath of fresh air amidst the avalanche of cookbooks that insist that one ought to be reinventing the wheel at every meal.
Real food need not be hugely expensive nor fetichized... Michall Pollan is one of the best writers about food and foodstuffs around. I've been reading ever since I found his "The Botany of Desire", a marvelous discovery. This one is about the basics of food, and the simplicity that ought to make its ingestion nurturing, substantive, pleasant, and uncomplicated. Bingo!
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5 out of 5 stars
by singingreddog02 Apr, 2008
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After reading, "In Defense of Food", I have so much respect for Michael Pollan. This is a very interesting anthropological look at food over the last one hundred or so years in the USA. Rather than arguing the facts with you, Michael Pollan just shows you the facts and aligns the facts with the corresponding analysis of the historical data. "In Defense of Food" Reveals how dangerous our food policies have become in this country. For years it was something as simple as recommending margarine (a known trans-fat: aka poison) over butter or other healthy oils for years. And then the silent oops as the food industry changes it's policy without ever owning up to their grave error. All overseen by the FDA... The food industry is a 32 billion dollar marketing machine is irresponsible in meddling with our food chain. "In Defense of Food" is a five star must read for Foodies who cares about what they put in their mouths.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by 4salebyryan30 Oct, 2019
Very compellitng!
Great book - only 1.5 chapters into it. Pulls the curtain behind all the food marketing labeling and trickery. I have been telling everyone I know to read this book. I think it should be mandatory reading for high school classes!
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5 out of 5 stars
by stacywerner01 Sep, 2009
in defense of food
This book is a relatively easy read. It is for people like myself, who have been overwhelmed by all the diets that are out there. This book tells you straight away the truth about food. What is good for you, and what is not. Mr. Pollan uses a humorous, and common sense approach to relay his points, and that make the book interesting. One point I took away from the book...if it is natural it is ok to eat. If the packaged claims to be good for you, and it has been processed to be good for you. It is not good for you to eat! The neat thing is he tells you that it is ok to eat the "bad" stuff once in a blue moon...just be sure to eat the "good" stuff all the other times.
5 out of 5 stars
by c347410 Jan, 2009
multidimensional
Being a natural resources student I found this book great! The Western world view (especially that of the U.S.) has been stuck in a philosophy of addressing symptoms and not the root causes of problems. Pollan sheds light on the problems with our method and philosophy of food production, a root cause for many of our Countries major issues (environmental problems and health issues alike). I truly believe that Pollan may have hit on one of the biggest problems we face as a country on the head (others being over-consumption and an economic theory that requires infinite growth in a finite world [forget terrorism!]). A must read!

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