Here's the opening line in the Introduction to Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto:
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
That is the most succinct summary of intelligence about eating I've ever read (even if I don't agree 100 percent -- see below):
Eat food instead of the chemical products in grocery stores masquerading as food.
Not too much refers to the accepted wisdom that reducing caloric intake is the single simplest strategy for longevity.
Mostly plants is support for the gaining-ground idea that a plant-based lifestyle is best. I would substitute "all" for "mostly." But Michael Pollan is moving in the right direction. This latest book of his offers more support for a plant-based lifestyle than either of his two previous books about food.
It's refreshing and encouraging to see wise words chosen so carefully.
That is the most succinct summary of intelligence about eating I've ever read (even if I don't agree 100 percent -- see below):
Eat food instead of the chemical products in grocery stores masquerading as food.
Not too much refers to the accepted wisdom that reducing caloric intake is the single simplest strategy for longevity.
Mostly plants is support for the gaining-ground idea that a plant-based lifestyle is best. I would substitute "all" for "mostly." But Michael Pollan is moving in the right direction. This latest book of his offers more support for a plant-based lifestyle than either of his two previous books about food.
It's refreshing and encouraging to see wise words chosen so carefully.
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