Food Rules An Eater's Manual

<p><b>Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.</b><br><br> Using those seven words as his guide, Michael Pollan offers this indispensable handbook for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible and easy to use, <i>Food Rules</i> is a set of memorable adages or 'personal policies' for eating wisely, gathered from a wide variety of sources: mothers, grandmothers, nutritionists, anthropologists and ancient cultures among them. <br><br> Whether at the supermarket, a restaurant or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this handy, pocket-size resource is the perfect manual for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food we eat.<br><br> For the past twenty years, <b>Michael Pollan </b>has been writing about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture, gardens, drugs, and architecture. <i>The Omnivore's Dilemma</i>, about the ethics and ecology of eating, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the <i>New York Times</i> and the <i>Washington Post</i>. He is also the author of <i>The Botany of Desire</i>, <i>A Place of My Own </i>and <i>Second Nature </i>and, most recently, <i>In Defence of Food</i>.</p>