“Pollan is passionate and knowledgeable about food and culture, and he clearly conveys his passion without coming off as self-righteous or academic. In briefly analyzing the relationship between nutrition and health, Pollan clearly shows how nutrition science has been deleterious to the health and well-being of Western populations. His recommendations to shift a emphasis to whole foods and simple food (i.e., foods with no more than 5 ingredients on the label) and away from processed and packaged food, are sensible and realistic. The most humanizing portion of the book is at the end, when Pollan waxes poetic about gardening and the closer relationship between producer and consumer. Not preachy, it’s a fitting close to an informative and passionate manifesto. ”
wurd nurd wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009.
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