In Defense of Food

In Defense of Food (2015)

December 30th, 20151h 57min

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Overview

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.


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