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Michael Pollan: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (2008) 4 stars

Review of "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." So begins a fascinating book about the author's attempts to understand how the current north American diet has become mire shaped by economic forces than nutritional value, and how the simple consumer can identify what is healthy vs unhealthy at the supermarket these days.

Pollan oversimplifies in places, but the result is still an excellent, thought-provoking and enlightening book that anybody concerned with eating healthily or living longer should read. It's changed the way I eat and feed my loved ones. I would highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone.