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1、INDEFENSEOFFOODANEATER'SMANIFESTOMICHAELPOLLANAU1IIOROITHEOMNIVORE'SDILEMMACANADA$26.50u.s.$21.95Food.There'splentyofitaround,andwealllovetoeatit.Sowhyshouldanyoneneedtodefendit?Becausemostofwhatwe'reconsumingtodayisnotfood,andhowwe'reconsumingit—inthecar,infrontoftheTV,andincreasin
2、glyalone—isnotreallyeating.Insteadoffood,we'reconsuming"ediblefoodlikesubstances"—nolongertheproductsofnaturebutoffoodscience.Manyofthemcomepackagedwithhealthclaimsthatshouldbeourfirstcluetheyareanythingbuthealthy.Intheso-calledWesterndiet,foodhasbeenreplacedbynutrients,andcommonsen
3、sebyconfusion.TheresultiswhatMichaelPollancallstheAmericanparadox:Themoreweworryaboutnutrition,thelesshealthyweseemtobecome.Butifrealfood—thesortoffoodourgreatgrandmotherswouldrecognizeasfood—standsinneedofadefense,fromwhomdoesitneeddefending?Fromthefoodindustryononesideandnutrition
4、alscienceontheother.Bothstandtogainmuchfromwidespreadconfusionaboutwhattoeat,aquestionthatformostofhumanhistorypeoplehavebeenabletoanswerwithoutexperthelp.YettheprofessionalizationofeatinghasfailedtomakeAmericanshealthier.Thirtyyearsofofficialnutritionaladvicehasonlymadeussickerandf
5、atterwhileruiningcountlessnumbersofmeals.Pollanproposesanew(andveryold)answertothequestionofwhatweshouldeatthatcomesdowntosevensimplebutliberatingwords:Eatfood.Nottoomuch.Mostlyplants.Byurgingustoonceagaineatfood,hechallengestheprevailingnutrient-by-nutrientapproach—whathecallsnutri
6、tionism—andproposesanalternativewayofeatingthatisinformedbythetraditionsandecology(continuedonbackflap)0108(continuedfromfrontflap)ofreal,well-grown,andunprocessedfood.Ourpersonalhealth,heargues,cannotbedivorcedfromthehealthofthefoodchainsofwhichwearepart.InDefenseofFoodshowsushow,d
7、espitethedauntingdietarylandscapeAmericansconfrontinthemodernsupermarket,wecanescapetheWesterndietand,bydoingso,mostofthechronicdiseasesthatdietcauses.Wecanrelearnwhichfoodsarehealthy,developsimplewaystomoderateourappetites,andreturneatingtoitspropercontext—outofthecarandbacktotheta
8、ble.MichaelPollan's
