The Limitations of Michael Pollan

January 5th, 2010 admin

Michael Pollan isn’t quite finished milking his “eat food” message for easy dollars. The omnipresent author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma began with that book, brilliantly describing the central conundrums of our cheap and efficient—but ultimately harmful—food system. He brought it all home with In Defense of Food , in which he advised consumers to eat real food and avoid the “edible foodlike substances” that make up the most lucrative …


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