Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy. Michael Pollan answercomplicateconfuse share on social
We love salt, fat and sugar. We're hard-wired to go for those flavors. They trip our dopamine networks, which are our craving networks. Michael Pollan cravedopaminefat Change image and share on social
This is part of human nature, the desire to change consciousness. Michael Pollan changeconsciousnessdesire Change image and share on social
Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so we've designed a food system that produces a lot of cheap corn and soybeans resulting in a lot of cheap fast food. Michael Pollan caloriecheapcorn share on social
We now eat at the end of a very long and opaque food chain. Food comes to us ready-made in packages that obscure as much information as they reveal. Michael Pollan chaineatend Change image and share on social
Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something. Michael Pollan comicfindfunny Change image and share on social
In the amount of time it takes to microwave a TV dinner, you can put something much tastier on the table, I promise. Michael Pollan amountdinnermicrowave Change image and share on social
For at the same time many people seem eager to extend the circle of our moral consideration to animals, in our factory farms and laboratories we are inflicting more suffering on more animals than at any time in history. Michael Pollan animalcircleconsideration share on social
My whole interest in food grew from my interest in gardens and the question of how we engage with the natural world. To go back even further, I got interested in gardens because I was interested in nature and wilderness and Thoreau and Emerson. Michael Pollan backemersonengage share on social
The big journals and Nobel laureates are the equivalent of Congressional leaders in science journalism. Michael Pollan bigcongressionalequivalent Change image and share on social
