In Defense of Food

You may recognize Michael Pollan as the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. He has followed that up with another great book called In Defense of Food.

Summarized in 7 words it is:

Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.

In more than 7, some notes and tidbits from the book:

The health claims surrounding high fat leading to CHD and obesity were unfounded and have been proven incorrect.
Focusing on individual nutrients (e.g. fiber, cholesterol) when trying to lose fat is based on the false assumptions that these by themselves are good for you.
“guilt” was the highest ranking word association for Americans shown the words ” chocolate cake”. “celebration” was for French people shown the same word (presumably in French!).
A whole food is more nutritious than the sum of it’s parts.
I would add: “enjoy food”.

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Stephanie Bradley Says:
January 13, 2010 at 9:49 pm | Reply
Worth a read? Should I add it to my list for the year?
- Bradley Says:
  January 16, 2010 at 4:24 pm | Reply
  Yep – on your desk
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February 17, 2010 at 2:04 am | Reply
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