Long before there was Ozempic, Michael Pollan wrote two books about the American diet and causes of obesity and illness, The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. I wonder what he makes of all this. Vicky Lansky wrote in the 1970s, in Feed Me I'm Yours, that we should eat food that remembers where it came from. That doesn't mean it'…
Long before there was Ozempic, Michael Pollan wrote two books about the American diet and causes of obesity and illness, The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. I wonder what he makes of all this. Vicky Lansky wrote in the 1970s, in Feed Me I'm Yours, that we should eat food that remembers where it came from. That doesn't mean it's easy to resist what the food industry is doing to us, but the answer has been there for some time. I grew up with food as a reward in a family with weight issues. My kids are pretty well balanced and seem to have avoided that. Maybe these ideas helped. Still, for people who are very obese, at least the new drugs may offer a path out to start a healthier life, free of the stigma and prejudice they face.
Long before there was Ozempic, Michael Pollan wrote two books about the American diet and causes of obesity and illness, The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food. I wonder what he makes of all this. Vicky Lansky wrote in the 1970s, in Feed Me I'm Yours, that we should eat food that remembers where it came from. That doesn't mean it's easy to resist what the food industry is doing to us, but the answer has been there for some time. I grew up with food as a reward in a family with weight issues. My kids are pretty well balanced and seem to have avoided that. Maybe these ideas helped. Still, for people who are very obese, at least the new drugs may offer a path out to start a healthier life, free of the stigma and prejudice they face.