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Acteur(s) : Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser Réalisateur(s) : Robert Kenner Résumé : L'auteur remonte le fil de l'enquête développée par le journaliste Eric Schlosser dans son essai Fast Food Nation . Des immenses champs de maïs aux rayons colorés des supermarchés en passant par des abattoirs à la salubrité parfois douteuse, son film illustre les dessous d'une industrie agroalimentaire qui sacrifie les notions de qualité et de santé pour des considérations de rendement et de profit. Ainsi, le film donne la parole à des fermiers et à des producteurs asservis par les nouvelles lois édictées par les géants de l'industrie, Monsanto en tête, ainsi qu'à des experts et des parents de victimes d'intoxications alimentaires.Author: Filmtrailer-fr Tags: Michael Pollan Robert Kenner Eric Schlosser Posted: 24 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Michael Pollan's latest book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" is geared toward kids.

Interviews with experts on the science, politics, and culture of food.

Michael Pollan says our diet has changed more in the last 125 years than in the last 10,000, and that's because of the invention of modern industrialized food. He says the Western diet consists of refined carbohydrates, refined oils, lots of meat and lots of calories. Basically, he says, lots of everything except whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables. He says this diet is making us sick. We're suffering from diabetes and obesity. He gives twelve rules to live by, like: Eat foods that will eventually rot. Pollan wants people to see their bodies not as machines to put good or bad things into, but as a crucial part of a circle that includes people, bodies, plants, and soil.

The Colbert Report series page at Hulu.comStephen spearheads his offense on food when Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food stops by the show.Author: hulu Tags: The Colbert Report Colbert Report Stephen Colbert Colbert jon stewart pundit pundits pundit show interview interviews Better Know a District congress congressman Comedy Central comedy satire satirical Indecision Indecision conservative talk show liberal Democrat Republican political politics elect election vote voting bears ThreatDown Vaxa patriotic patriotism flag American flag truthiness truth eagle America United States red white and blue Michael Pollan In Defense of Food Posted: 14 May 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Stephen spearheads his offense on food when Michael Pollan, author of "In Defense of Food" stops by the show.

KUOW is a valuable resource for understanding the news and the world we live in. Michael Pollan and Mark Bittman are both luminaries in the world of food. This hour we bring you both of them talking about U.S. food policy and what should be in our fridges.Plus, a conversation on the week's news in Canada from our Canadian correspondent, Vaughn Palmer, political correspondent for the Vancouver Sun.

As Americans gather to give thanks this week, food - quality, quantity, cost - remains a national issue. Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how America's food policies - trade rules, farm subsidies, and regulation - affect larger issues including global warming, healthcare, and even homeland security. Bill Moyers sits down with Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, to discuss what direction the U.S. should pursue in the often-overlooked question of food policy. Pollan is author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.

As Americans gather to give thanks this week, food - quality, quantity, cost - remains a national issue. Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how America's food policies - trade rules, farm subsidies, and regulation - affect larger issues including global warming, healthcare, and even homeland security. Bill Moyers sits down with Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, to discuss what direction the U.S. should pursue in the often-overlooked question of food policy. Pollan is author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.

As Americans gather to give thanks this week, food - quality, quantity, cost - remains a national issue. Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how America's food policies - trade rules, farm subsidies, and regulation - affect larger issues including global warming, healthcare, and even homeland security. Bill Moyers sits down with Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, to discuss what direction the U.S. should pursue in the often-overlooked question of food policy. Pollan is author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.

“It is the best of times, and the worst of times when it comes to food. But, I focus on the best, and there are alot of very positive things happening.” So says Michael Pollan in this final installment, as he completes the dots between government policy, public health, and the cost and availability of fresh wholesome foods. Mr. Pollan warns us that we will have to pay more for healthier foods, but this reflects current government subsidies that artificially makes the least healthy foods the most affordable to buy. Perhaps the biggest connecting dot, if it were to occur, a federal universal healthcare system, with the government financially responsible for our health, that would create powerful incentives for public policies that promote better public health outcomes.

There’s more to eating than just its effect upon our health. Pleasure, a sense of community, our sense of connection with nature, these are all highly important aspects of eating that may get overlooked. In this segment with Deborah Kane of Ecotrust, Michael Pollan discusses our over-reliance upon science to guide us in our food decisions, in this case, the science of nutrition, and our gross under-appreciation of culture as the more trustworthy guide for choosing the right foods to eat.

There’s more to eating than just its effect upon our health. Pleasure, a sense of community, our sense of connection with nature, these are all highly important aspects of eating that may get overlooked. In this segment with Deborah Kane of Ecotrust, Michael Pollan discusses our over-reliance upon science to guide us in our food decisions, in this case, the science of nutrition, and our gross under-appreciation of culture as the more trustworthy guide for choosing the right foods to eat.

Could our conceptions for eating, and our understanding of foods, gone terribly awry? In this segment, Michael Pollan explains how Americans have come to view food through the lens of nutritionism. Foods have become valued upon their perceived healthiness, largely, the measure of good and bad nutrients within foods. Other valuable reasons for eating, such as pleasure, and enhancing a sense of community, have been more ignored.

Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food, provides the backdrop for his talk at the Bagdad Theater in Portland, Oregon, and this interview with Deborah Kane of the environmental nonprofit organization, Ecotrust. Remarkably, Mr. Pollan is talking about a defense of food in a literal sense: it’s increasingly difficult to escape from eating foods that are food-like substances (processed foods), but are not whole (real) foods. We have come to look upon “nutritionism” as a valid means of determining (healthy) value in our diet; food has been reduced to its composition of good and bad nutrients, but are we really eating healthier? In part one, we see how simple changes in food labeling requirements can influence consumer behavior, and how food manufacturer’s apply overwhelming pressure to effect laws that ultimately protect their own interests.

Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food, provides the backdrop for his talk at the Bagdad Theater in Portland, Oregon, and this interview with Deborah Kane of the environmental nonprofit organization, Ecotrust. Remarkably, Mr. Pollan is talking about a defense of food in a literal sense: it’s increasingly difficult to escape from eating foods that are food-like substances (processed foods), but are not whole (real) foods. We have come to look upon “nutritionism” as a valid means of determining (healthy) value in our diet; food has been reduced to its composition of good and bad nutrients, but are we really eating healthier? In part one, we see how simple changes in food labeling requirements can influence consumer behavior, and how food manufacturer’s apply overwhelming pressure to effect laws that ultimately protect their own interests.

Braised Chicken Thighs on Arugula with Roasted Root Vegetable Slaw, Pollan on healthy eating and the scourge of Sulfuryl Flouride. All this and more on this week's show. For more information, please visit the show notes: http://gastrocasttv.com/blog/2007/02/01/gastrocast-95/ You may also be interested in The Kitchen Garden Network: http://kitchengardens.net Contact me at podchef@gmail.com

About Michael Pollan: Michael Pollan is the author of a new book, The Omnivore s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, published April 2006 by the Penguin Press, as well as three previous books: The Botany of Desire, Second Nature, and A Place of My Own. Pollan is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and the Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley. We our introducing a new audio comment system, you can now leave an audio comment on any of our posts. You will find an “Insert Audio Comment” link at the bottom of the usual Add Comment space. All you need is a microphone! Try it out and let Michael and John know what you think about the show! For more information about Michael Pollan, please visit www.michaelpollan.com. Technorati Tags: TheOmnivoresDilemma, organic, sustainable, MichaelPollan, ecology, food