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Mark Bittman TED talk: What’s Wrong With What We Eat

Similar in vein to the Michael Pollan stuff I posted the other day. He talks about modern agribusiness and lightly pleads a return to eating healthily.

Posted 14 December 2008 § food § interesting § science § video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,

Michael Pollan Interview, author of In Defense of Food and the Omnivore’s Dilemma

Part 1:

Interesting conversation with Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto

and The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! about his findings and beliefs on nutrition and what we put into our bodies. He advocates eating whole foods, mostly plants, and indirectly promotes skepticism towards the corporate food establishments and the FDA.

Watch parts 2-4 after the jump:

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Posted 10 December 2008 § food § health § interesting § science § video ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , ,