Paula B. (PaulaB) reviewed In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Pollan makes some good points around his "eat food, mostly plants, not too much" theme. I learned a lot about the history of the business of food in America, and how most of our food is crap as a result. It gets a bit too technical at times, but if you are into the local/whole food movement you will get plenty out of this book.
Lynn S. (lsuth) -
Helpful Score: 5
An eye opening book. Micahel Pollan has a wonderful writing style and doles out great information. I learned a lot as well as being entertained. It's a quick read and definitely worth the time.
Gerhard O. (nccorthu) reviewed In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating on + 569 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A really fine book. Lays out the problems of today's nutrition "science" and its problems. Some good ideas without going totally vegan.
Judy B. (jdyinva) -
Helpful Score: 1
Sorry. I'm sure if you're a "foodie," this is the book for you. I wasn't looking for a diet (though I could use one), but I thought this would be "reader friendly." I didn't think it was; I found it heavy going and admit that I skimmed a lot. Guess it just wasn't what I was looking for.
Martha R. (marjoram) reviewed In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating on + 6 more book reviews
Excellent read - I would highy recommend this book
Paula G. (oscarsdream) reviewed In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating on + 15 more book reviews
not as good as the Omnivore's Dilemma, but interesting. very easy to read and it has some interesting points. makes you realize how hard it is to eat perfectly, and find healthy foods, when we are surrounded and tempted by fast food and processed foods. you can read this book in a few days.
Leo T. reviewed In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating on + 1775 more book reviews
"For while it used to be that food was all that you could eat, today there are thousands of other edible foodlike substances in the supermarket. These novel products of food science often come in packages elaborately festooned with health claims, which brings me to another piece of advice: If you're concerned about your health, you should probably avoid products that make health claims. Why? Because a health claim on a food product is a strong indication its not really food, and food is what you want to eat."
A well organized exposition of his views.
"Sooner or later, everything solid we've been told the links between our diet and our health seems to get blown away in the gust of the most recent study."
Sources by chapter and by subject. Index.
A well organized exposition of his views.
"Sooner or later, everything solid we've been told the links between our diet and our health seems to get blown away in the gust of the most recent study."
Sources by chapter and by subject. Index.
Cassi C. (cookiecruncher) reviewed In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating on + 5 more book reviews
Fantastic book. MUST READ! What an eye opener! My mom has been into nutrition her whole life and I was raised in the 50's & 60's eating whole foods, no wonder bread, though thru the years there are many times I have not of course. I am no angel. The information about imitation foods, the FDA, "food products" and "nutrition-ism" is so well stated, interesting, amazing actually and true! As he says...any "ism" is a ideology, not science or a fact!. We think our scientists have discovered all the vitamins that are .... important... critical... but they don't realize they don't know yet...what they don't know.... until they FIND IT! like electricity...it was always there, we just had to discover it. We have - overall- been turned into lab rats for the food companies and medical industry. How to get away from "diets" and normalize eating. Though may try with intermittent fasting. to cleanse the gunk out I think the intermittent fasting could help and then just eating "real food," not too much and more mindfully." Will read this again . am getting a copy to send to my mother & daughter-in-law. Everyone should read this book.
