In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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#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Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion--most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product of nature but of food science.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. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers describe this book as compelling, well-written, easy to read, and highly informative, with many calling it a straightforward and sensible look at food and nutrition. The most repeated praise is that it is eye-opening, common-sense, and well-researched, with several readers saying it changed how they think about eating.
Across other review sources, readers often highlight Michael Pollan’s clear writing style and the book’s memorable core message: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Goodreads and BookBrowse show broad reader appreciation for its practical advice and persuasive argument, while a Walmart customer ratings page shows very strong satisfaction overall. A few outside reviews note that the book can feel didactic or not always easy to read, but still persuasive and important.
Overall: the reception is overwhelmingly positive, especially for its clarity, usefulness, and lasting influence on how people think about diet and processed food.
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Specifications
| Topic | Nutrition |
Product Details
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Publication date | April 28, 2009 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0143114964 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0143114963 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.45 x 0.68 x 8.43 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #11,272 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #10 in Vegetarian Diets (Books) #39 in Other Diet Books #48 in Nutrition (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,217) |
