The Omnivore's Dilemma

Resumen del libro

The truth behind why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century
We are indeed what we eat - and what we eat remakes the world. But we are only just beginning to recognise the profound consequences of the simplest everyday food choices, both for ourselves and for the natural world. The Ominvore's Dilemma is bestselling author Michael Pollan's eye-opening exploration of the American food industry. His astonishing findings will resonate enormously for people everywhere who care about what they put on their plate.
The Omnivore's Dilemma brings a fresh perspective to the simple yet momentous question What shall we have for dinner?', which is overwhelming for any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma'. Today, as America confronts what can only be described as a national eating disorder, the omnivore's dilemma has returned with an atavistic vengeance. Dealing with each of the food chains that sustain us (industrialized food, alternative or organic' food, and food people obtain by dint of their own hunting, gathering or gardening) Pollan follows each food chain through from the ground to sitting down to a meal, tracing the provenance of everything consumed.

Biografía del autor

Michael Pollan es periodista y escritor. Colaborador habitual en The New York Times Magazine, ha recibido numerosos premios periodísticos y sus artículos han sido incluidos en diferentes antologías como Best American Science Writing (2004) o Best American Essays (1990 y 2003). Además, imparte clases sobre periodismo científico y medioambiental en la Universidad de Berkeley. En su faceta como escritor ha tenido un gran éxito en Estados Unidos con sus libros The Omnivore" s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (que fue considerado uno de los diez mejores libros publicados en 2006 por The New York Times y The Washington Post), The Botany of Desire: A Plant" s-Eye View of the World (2001), A Place of My Own (1997) y Second Nature (1991).