Michael+Pollan+notes+DB

"In Defense of Food"- (broadcast Friday, January 4th, 2008) - The food industry is trying to process food very often - You make money in the food industry by processing it as much as possible - Can charge more for processed foods - The real food is not profitable enough - Stick the the proiferaries in the grocery stores - Avoid foods that make a health claim - The carrots and produce don't have the money to advertise - Defend food from the science of nutrionism - When you take the Beta carotene out of the carrot it should not be eaten - We try to simplify the food to it's nutrients, but the food needs to be whole - Focus on nutirents also gives an edge to the food industry