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'Why would anyone need to write a book called In Defense of Food? If we can afford it and can get our hands on it, we eat food several times a day. Or do we?
According to Michael Pollan, most of what Americans consume isn't food. He calls it "edible foodlike substances." He also says that the way we consume it is not really eating. It's something we do pretty unconsciously as we work or drive or watch TV.
'We all know about the U.S. epidemic of obesity and diabetes over the past 25 years, on top of the steady rise of chronic diseases over the past hundred. Paradoxically, this happens just as Americans and the food industry are ever more aware of nutrition. What's going on here?
Pollan claims that in the Western diet, good old food has been replaced by nutrients, mom's good advice by nutritional experts, common sense by confusion, and for most, a relatively good diet by a bad and dangerous one. The book in which he makes all these claims and advises us simply to "Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants," has topped the New York Times bestseller list.'
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University Cancels Pollan Talk To Placate Agribusiness Investors
"Michael Pollan is frightening agribusiness everywhere. They're so worried about his EVIL influence ("Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants") that they pressured a California school to demand a speech by Pollan be cancelled. "I find it unacceptable that the university would provide Michael Pollan an unchallenged forum to promote his stand against conventional agricultural practices,'' wrote David E. Wood, chairman of the Harris Ranch Beef Co., in a letter to the Cal Poly president. The threat was that donations that agribusiness makes to the school would be withdrawn were Pollan allowed to talk.
Pollan won't be permitted to slaughter the sacred cow of big ag on this occasion — though it's hard to understand what one talk would do apart from allow various people to express their opinions and debate the facts. The LA Times played devil's advocate in an op piece: "The more sustainable methods preached by Pollan and other anti-agribusiness scholars might improve our health, but they might also raise the cost of food," and outlining other various objections. But they come to the same conclusion any rational person would: "The university's attempt to dilute [Pollan's] message in order to placate a donor is a shameful breach of academic freedom."
Original Article HERECLICK: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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