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respond to the book " in defense of food by michael pollan"

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English 1A

16th May 2010

In Defense of Food

By Michael Pollan

After learning so much from Pollan 's exposition in the first two parts one can only imagine how damaging it is to human health and well - being if people were to continue adapting the Western lifestyle . First of all to the food industry that clogs Western society with thousands of food products , we are but a link to their chain of processed foods that (and not `who ) consume in volumes than quality . Naturally , we lose

our persona of that of a contributor to the food chain . Rather we are just end - users , frolicking from one set of information to another - and of course , from a bunch of food products to another - as we try to figure out the way to good health . Yet no one seems to notice and address this concern for real . I had also been wondering what to eat and how and this book achieved what it purported to answer

But coming from Western society that consumes their publication pages with updates from research or studies conducted here and there , these same questions are interesting . However , there are no readily available and truthful answers to be found in health claims and food labels . A great deal of time and explanation are needed before arriving at one sweeping answer . Pollan 's book highlighted a mine of curious discoveries in answer to this . Including that some studies that could flag the food industry are stashed...

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