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In Defense of Food

Full Episode

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 55m 11s

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." With that seven-word maxim, US-based journalist Michael Pollan distills a career’s worth of reporting into a prescription for reversing the damage being done to people’s health by today’s industrially driven Western diet. Pollan offers an answer to one of the most urgent questions of our time: What should I eat to be healthy?

Aired: 12/29/15 | Expires: 01/28/16
Extras
Watch • 1:27
In Defense of Food
The Government's Role in Our Food System
Government policies already play a big role in shaping our diet. Should they be tweaked?
Clip: S1 E1 | 1:27
Watch • 1:35
In Defense of Food
Trailer
Michael Pollan explores a cure for today’s industrially driven Western diet.
Preview: S1 E1 | 1:35