{"product_id":"in-defense-of-food-isbn-9780143114963","title":"In Defense of Food","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller from the author of \u003ci\u003eThis is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFood Rules \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFood. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion--most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product of nature but of food science.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 \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Food\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.In Defense Of Food\u003cb\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/b\u003e An Eater's Manifesto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. The Age Of Nutritionism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne:\u003c\/b\u003e From Foods to Nutrients\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNutritionism\u003c\/i\u003e Defined\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree:\u003c\/b\u003e Nutritionism Comes to Market\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour:\u003c\/b\u003e Food Science's Golden Age\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive:\u003c\/b\u003e The Melting of the Lipid Hypothesis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix:\u003c\/b\u003e Eat Right, Get Fatter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeven:\u003c\/b\u003e Beyond the Pleasure Principle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEight:\u003c\/b\u003e The Proof in the Low-Fat Pudding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNine:\u003c\/b\u003e Bad Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTen:\u003c\/b\u003e Nutritionism's Children\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. The Western Diet And The Diseases of Civilization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne:\u003c\/b\u003e The Aborigine in All of Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo:\u003c\/b\u003e The Elephant in the Room\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree:\u003c\/b\u003e The Industrialization of Eating: What We Do Know\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. From Whole Foods to Refined\u003cbr\u003e2. From Complexity to Simplicity\u003cbr\u003e3. From Quality to Quantity\u003cbr\u003e4. From Leaves to Seeds\u003cbr\u003e5. From Food Culture to Food Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Getting Over Nutritionism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne:\u003c\/b\u003e Escape from the Western Diet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo:\u003c\/b\u003e Eat Food: Food Defined\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree:\u003c\/b\u003e Mostly Plants: What to Eat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour:\u003c\/b\u003e Not Too Much: How to Eat\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eSources\u003cbr\u003eResources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eMichael Pollan [is the] designated repository for the nation's food conscience.\" \u003cb\u003e—Frank Bruni, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this slim, remarkable volume, Pollan builds a convincing case not only against that steak dinner but against the entire Western diet.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" \u003cb\u003e—Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.'\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Food\u003c\/i\u003e is written with Pollan's customary bite, ringing clarity and brilliance at connecting the dots.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"This is an important book, short but pithy, and, like the word 'food,' not simple at all.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—New York Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With his lucid style and innovative research, Pollan deserves his reputation as one of the most respectable voices in the modern debate about food.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Pollan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Change Your Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCooked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFood Rules\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Food\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore’s Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Botany of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. He is also the author of the audiobook \u003ci\u003eCaffeine: How Coffee and Tea Made the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Pollan teaches writing at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world. ","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304778223845,"sku":"NP9780143114963","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143114963.jpg?v=1767729912","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/in-defense-of-food-isbn-9780143114963","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}