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Journalist and Author of "In Defense of Food" and "The Omnivore’s Dilemma"

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    Michael Pollan on "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual"

    Michael Pollan, the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, discusses the link between healthcare and diet, the dangers of processed foods, the power of the meat industry lobby, the “nutritional-industrial complex,” the impact industrial agriculture has on global warming, and his sixty-four rules for eating. "The markets are full of what I call edible food-like substances that you have to avoid," says Michael Pollan....
    Feb 08, 2010 | Story