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A clarifying, deeply sensible manifesto that cuts through dietary noise to restore the simple joy of eating real food. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with In Defense of Food.
- grounded
- clarifying
- empowering
- 01
Food rules
Michael Pollan
A pocket-sized antidote to modern nutritional anxiety that distills eating well into simple, memorable maxims.
- 02
Omnivore's Dilemma. A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan · 2006
An eye-opening, dirt-under-the-fingernails journey tracing the hidden paths our food takes before it reaches the plate.
- 03
Eating animals
Jonathan Safran Foer
An urgent, deeply personal reckoning with the stories we tell ourselves about the food on our plates.
- 04
Diet for a new America
John Robbins · 1987
An earnest and eye-opening exploration of how our daily meals shape both our bodies and the future of the planet.
- 05
The Food Matters Cookbook
Mark Bittman · 2008
A pragmatic, empowering guide to eating in a way that heals both the body and the planet.
- 06
The end of overeating
David A. Kessler · 2009
An eye-opening investigation into the science of appetite and the hidden forces that drive our cravings.
- 07
How Not to Die
Michael Greger and Gene Stone
An empowering, science-backed roadmap to reclaiming your health and outsmarting chronic disease through the power of your plate.
- 08
Mindless Eating
Brian Wansink
An eye-opening, entertaining exploration of the invisible cues that dictate our daily habits and choices.
- 09
The Dorito effect
Mark Schatzker
A fascinating, slightly unsettling deep dive into how the modern food industry hijacked our taste buds and broke our biological compass.
- 10
Salt Sugar Fat
Michael Moss
A gripping, unsettling peek behind the grocery store aisles that will permanently change how you look at a brightly colored box of snacks.
- 11
Whole
T. Colin Campbell
A paradigm-shifting exploration of health that challenges how we look at food, medicine, and the intricate web of human biology.
- 12
Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser
A gripping, stomach-churning journey behind the counter of America's most ubiquitous industry.
