Another in the list of books taking industrial agriculture to task (like Michael Pollan's previous book The Omnivore's Dilemma and Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, both of which I also recommend). This book deals more directly in science than either of the other two. The first section talks about "The Age of Nutritionism" - what we do and don't know about nutrition and how the gaps in our knowledge have impacted both nutritional recommendation and our eating habits. The Age of Nutritionism. The second section discusses industrial food production, how that impacts our diet, and how it appears to impact our health. The third section discusses Michael Pollan's particular recommendations for eating, which are summarized on the front of the book: "Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much." An excellent book.
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Michael Pollan
2008
Available from Amazon
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