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Food Rules
An Eater's Manual
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See moreSuitable for anyone who is concerned about health and food, this book offers a set of memorable adages designed to help you eat real food in reasonable amounts, gathered from a wide variety of sources: nutritionists, anthropologists, ancient cultures - and grandmothers.
For thousands of years, humans have eaten well and stayed healthy without nutritional scientists or even knowing what an antioxidant is.
So which of the modern world's hundreds of rules do we actually need?
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A choral compendium of food wisdom by the No 1 New York Times bestselling writer
Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.
Using those seven words as his guide, Michael Pollan offers this indispensable handbook for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable adages or 'personal policies' for eating wisely, gathered from a wide variety of sources—mothers, grandmothers, nutritionists, anthropologists and ancient cultures among them.
Whether at the supermarket, a restaurant, or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this handy, pocket-size resource is the perfect manual for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food we eat.
For the past twenty years, Michael Pollan has been writing about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect—food, agriculture, gardens, drugs, and architecture. The Omnivore's Dilemma, about the ethics and ecology of eating, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. He is also the author of The Botany of Desire, A Place of My Own, and Second Nature and, most recently, In Defence of Food.
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For Food Rules by Michael Pollan, reviews highlighted its emphasis on simplicity and practicality in promoting healthy eating habits. Readers appreciated its intelligent, sensible principles and lauded the book as a witty guide to healthy living and diet. It is seen as an insightful antidote to the often overwhelming diet industry.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141048680
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 May 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 111.0mm
Height: 181.0mm
Weight: 98g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Michael Pollan is an award-winning author, activist and journalist. His no.1 international bestselling books about the way we live today - including How to Change Your Mind, In Defence of Food and Cooked (also a successful Netflix series) -- combine meticulous reporting with anthropology, philosophy, culture, health and natural history. Time magazine has named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world. He lives in the Bay Area of California with his wife.
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