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|  | Author: Michael Pollan
Publisher: Penguin
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  244 reviews
Sales Rank: 1672
Format: Kindle Book
Language: English (Published)
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Pages: 112
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2
ASIN: B002YJK5L4
Publication Date: November 24, 2009
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Food Rules July 24, 2010
M. Basart (Colorado)
Food Rules is an excellent little book that made me think about what I eat. I first saw a copy in my doctor's office, I decided to buy it.
 A decent collection of simplified rules. July 14, 2010
Terri Yang
I'm glad I didn't buy this and just borrowed it from a friend. While this book is what it says it is (a list of 64 rules for every-day eating habits), they seem to be rules that don't need a book to know. Fast food is bad. Fresh produce is good. Don't over-eat.
For those whom these kind of rules are not obvious to them, then this book will be useful. Otherwise, it is not a substitute for nutritional knowledge. Some advice is a bit incomplete too. For instance, eating like another country (example: eating like an Italian or a Japanese) is more tricky than simply changing the diet. Climate, daily activity level, genetics, etc, have a lot to do with what works for each of those cultures.
However I am a supporter of healthy eating and the reduction of processed foods in the diet. But perhaps Pollan's other book "In Defense of Food" would be a better alternative then.
Good book, but not if you already paid for his other books July 8, 2010
Alex Canedo
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I rented this at the library. It is a good book with sound advice. The only thing is, if you've already read in defense of food, you are just rereading the same info in a condensed, simpler format. I still enjoyed it to reinforce what I had already read from him awhile ago. The concept is simple. "Eat real, unprocessed food. Mostly plants. In small portions." He goes on to shortly explain each principle.
As simple as some people feel this is, the majority of Western culture doesn't do it! I really liked his advice. I had been eating a lot of pre-packaged foods and artificial sweeteners to keep my calories down, but after reading Michael Polan I realized it's about how you treat food not what you eat that matters in the long run. He references great arguments, like how certain cultures don't suffer from the diseases Westerners do because they have a different ATTITUDE about food. They don't demonize one thing (fat, carbs, etc) and stick Non-fat or low-carb labels on it to be healthy.
Overall opinion: Great info for people who want it short and sweet, if looking for a longer read get In Defense of Food, or do what I did and rent at library!
 Simple and Easy to Remember! July 7, 2010
Sean Harvey (HILLSBORO, OR, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As the rate of obesity continues to rise at alarming rates in the US, it's critical that we start eating the food we were meant to eat! Michael Pollan has put a collection of simple and easy to remember rules to help us make the right decisions...Don't buy into what the food industry is selling! Eat foods that have not been engineered and altered and poison your body! Don't wait until it's too late to make a change!
 Excellent for people who don't like to read July 6, 2010
K. Pece (Atlanta, GA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you've never read Pollan and you don't have a lot of patience for reading, this is the book for you. If you enjoy interesting and erudite reading, go straight to In Defense of Food and The Omnivore's Dilemma. You can read Food Rules while standing in line at the bookstore to purchase the others.
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