In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
- ISBN-10
- 0143114964
- ISBN-13
- 9780143114963
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Michael Pollan
Description
Cites the reasons why people have become so confused about their dietary choices and discusses the importance of enjoyable moderate eating of mostly traditional plant foods.
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