Nutrition and Health
By Gerald Wiseman MD PhD

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Categories: Bioscience & Clinical Medicine
ISBN: 0203301471
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Language: English

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Nutrition and Health is an easy-to-read introduction to the role of the human diet in maintaining a healthy body and preventing disease. Dr. Wiseman provides a concise overview of all important aspects of diet and health including: Continue reading...

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Nutrition and Health

Lisa
Lisa (San Francisco, CA) Tue Jun 12 2007 08:32
I read The Botany of Desire several years ago, and it remains in my "Top Ten" books list. It was one of the books, along with Fast Food Nation, that turned me on to long-format non fiction for good. UPDATE: Hoo-boy, this book's got my--well, it's got my blood boiling, let's jus...more...
Xysea
Xysea (Gainesville, FL) Tue Jul 01 2008 08:25
Wow, this guy is amazing. I've seen him in interview, read him in the NYTimes and boy does he make a lot of sense when he talks about our food, how we get it, is it nutritious and sustainable. Single-handedly, this guy gives credence to all those 'kooky foodies' like vegetarians, vegans,...more...
Gwen
Gwen (The United States) Sun Jan 06 2008 18:45
The first section of the book, in which Pollan follows the path of corn through the industrial food chain and discusses the effects of corn on our diets, supermarkets, and the environment, is fascinating. Despite being trained in the sociology of agriculture and specifically in the analysis of commo...more...
Zak
Zak (The United States) Fri Aug 15 2008 21:44
The Omnivore's Dilemma, as author Michael Pollan sees it, is the horrendously complicated process of how Americans today go about answering the simple question of what to have for dinner. Fortunately, we have a writer as skilled as Pollan to uncover what happens to our food before it gets to our mou...more...
melissa/missy
melissa/missy (Marlborough, MA) Sat Sep 13 2008 15:05
I can say without hesitation that this is a life-changing book. It's elegantly written and unflinching. Pollan is honest about his own cognitive dissonance about being an omnivore, which means he never sounds self-righteous (an impressive feat for the genre). And I love the widespread anthropomor...more...
Amy
Amy (Vancouver, WA) Wed Aug 13 2008 16:25
I just finished The Omnivore's Dilemma the other day and really enjoyed it. My favorite parts of the book were when Pollan wrote about Joel Salatin's sustainable "grass" farm (where he raises beef cows, chickens, turkeys, eggs, rabbits, and a few plant crops). I love that Salatin describe...more...
Huyen
Huyen (Wellington, New Zealand) Wed Feb 03 2010 00:13
If i could think of this book as a meal, then indeed Michael Pollan is a marvelous cook. He writes well, vividly and convincingly.As dense and informative as it is, the book doesn't make me feel bloated, but nourished :] I can't remember the last time I have discussed a book so many times, w...more...
Ruth
Ruth (San Clemente, CA) Wed Aug 27 2008 15:52
Very interesting book exploring the differences and connections between three ways of eating. Factory farming, small farming/organic and foraging. I had no idea this country floated on an ocean of corn. For a while there I thought Pollan was going to drag me kicking and screaming into v...more...
Tim
Tim (Brooklyn, NY) Thu Sep 06 2007 12:56
Has served to overcome my general revulsion of journalists mascarading expose as scientific truth (e.g. Malcolm Gladwell or Thomas Friedman). Well worth reading, though a second, scientific perspective (read "not Schlosser") would be a good companion to fill out what this book offers. ...more...
Joanna
Joanna (Grand Isle, VT) Thu Jun 05 2008 15:10
Lengthy review to come. In the meantime, let me just say---I learned a lot from this book. I also enjoyed some segments very much. I would have done some extensive editing. The final chapter is sublime. OK, my real review: I am a convenience eater. M...more...

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