In Defense of Food (TV Movie 2015)

In Defense of Food: Directed by Michael Schwarz. With Michael Pollan, Stephen Ritz. In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan’s best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.

“A continuation and in the vein of Food, Inc, Michael Pollenu0026#39;s In Defense of Food explores what we are eating, and we can change our habits to eat healthier.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor those familiar with Pollen, the movie proposes a common sense how to eat better; we should be eating smaller portions of healthier foods, eat more greens, and watch our fat, salt, sugars and meat. Also, food manufacturers, restaurants, food retailers and advertising do all they can to steer us away from healthy eating habits/options.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you are the type of person who wants to see this film, you probably already know much of what is espoused here; nothing much new here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI also felt about this similarly to the book Fast Food Nation; both explore interesting different aspects of how we eat and about our food; however both follow each topic with an overkill of minutia data, statistics and analysis, which winds up reducing topicsu0026#39; impact.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLastly, I realize that this movie is about Michael Pollenu0026#39;s work and philosophy, but there is so much of him that it comes off somewhat pompous and self indulgent.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll that being said, I generally agree with this lifestyle and find it challenging to adhere to due to all the good tasting bad food out there.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is to be shown on PBS stations in December”