FOOD NEWS: Michael Pollan: In Defense Of Food

Description: For more Stories, Food News, and Cooking Fresh videos, visit: cookingupastory.com Michael Pollan's new book, In Defense of Food, provides the backdrop for his talk at the Bagdad Theater in Portland, Oregon, and this prior interview with Deborah Kane of the environmental nonprofit organization, Ecotrust. Remarkably, Mr. Pollan is talking about a defense of food in a literal sense it's increasingly difficult to escape from eating foods that are food-like substances (processed foods), but are not whole (real) foods. We have come to look upon "nutritionism" as a valid means of determining (healthy) value in our diet; food has been reduced to its composition of good and bad nutrients, but are we really eating healthier? In part one, we see how simple changes in food labeling requirements can influence consumer behavior, and how food manufacturer's apply overwhelming pressure to effect laws that ultimately protect their own interests. To see more stories, get recipes, and links to additional resources, go to: cookingupastory.com Video FOOD NEWS: Michael Pollan: In Defense Of Food.
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