Michael Pollan: In Defense of Food

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from Silicon Valley Reads 2010: Michael Pollan held on January 27, 2010

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Silicon Valley Reads: In Defense of Food

Michael Pollan, Author, The Ominvore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food

Mike Cassidy, Columnist, San Jose Mercury News

According to Pollan, the advent of “nutritionism” has vastly complicated how Americans see food, without doing very much for our health. Nutritionism arose to deal with genuine issues – addressing chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and many cancers – but now seems to be obscuring and perpetuating the real problems of the American diet, says Pollan.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on January 27, 2010.

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