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The Omnivore's Dilemma : A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan, Richie Chevat, Raul Nagore is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century "What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma. Choosing from among the countless potential foods nature offers, humans have had to learn what is safe, and what isn't-which mushrooms should be avoided, for example, and which berries we can enjoy. Today, as America confronts what can only be described as a national eating disorder, the omnivore's dilemma has returned with an atavistic vengeance. The cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast-food outlet has thrown us back on a bewildering landscape where we once again have to worry about which of those tasty-looking morsels might kill us. At the same time we're realizing that our food choices also have profound implications for the health of our environment. The Omnivore's Dilemma is bestselling author Michael Pollan's brilliant and eye-opening exploration of these little-known but vitally important dimensions of eating in America. Pol

Who reads The Omnivore's Dilemma : A Natural History of Four Meals?

Author

Michael Pollan, Richie Chevat, Raul Nagore

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780739474563

Category

science

Subjects

Education, Fiction, Science

Rating

4.17 / 5 (10,074 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13