

There is no ideal human diet, other than avoiding the Western diet that reliably makes people sick.

Populations eating a remarkably wide range of traditional diets generally don’t suffer from these chronic diseases.People who eat the Western diet invariably suffer from high rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.The “Western” diet is characterized by lots of processed foods and meat, lots of added fat and sugar, and lots of refined grains.But I pick and choose ideas to include at my discretion. Here, he gives his recipe for reclaiming control over our. Michael Pollan’s most recent book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation-the story of our most trusted food expert’s culinary education-was published by Penguin Press in April 2013, and in 2016 it serves as the inspiration for a four-part docuseries on Netflix by the same name.The following book summary is a collection of my notes and highlights taken straight from the book. In the second and final extract from his new book, Michael Pollan says we need to rediscover the simple rules for healthy eating. "A useful and funny purse-sized manual that could easily replace all the diet books on your bookshelf." -Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times Each page has a simple rule, sometimes with a short explanation, sometimes without, that promotes Pollan's back-to-the-basics-of-food (and-food-enjoyment) philosophy." - The Los Angeles Times Mostly plants.” So we're happy that in his little new book, Food Rules, Pollan offers more common-sense rules for eating: 64 of them, in fact, all thought-provoking and some laugh-out-loud funny." - The Houston Chronicle "The most sensible diet plan ever? We think it's the one that Michael Pollan outlined a few years ago: “Eat food.


"In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, easy-to-digest new book called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan." -Jane Brody, The New York Times Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this is the perfect guide for anyone who ever wondered, “What should I eat?” It’s an easy-to-use guide that draws from a variety of traditions, suggesting how different cultures through the ages have arrived at the same enduring wisdom about food. Written with clarity, concision, and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely, one per page, accompanied by a concise explanation. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated.
