Belinda Reyff
In Defense of Food
SUMMARY HEADINGS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS IN AGRI 180
Book title: In Defense of Food
1. List each Chapter in this book and describe in one or a couple of sentences the main ideas.
Part I
Chapter 1: This chapter discusses how our food industry has changed of over the course of the years, and how we are now more concerned about nutrients than the foods we eat. He discusses how the science in our food has created food our ancestors wouldn’t recognize, and it is due to bad policies pushed by lobbyists.
Chapter 2: This chapter discuss how trends in our nutrition are made up by scientists and journalist. He claims companies and marketers have done a great job pinning macro-nutrients against each other as one being …show more content…
They were had high cholesterol and were overweight and developed type 2 diabetes. During the 7 week study they lowered their cholesterol, lost weight and were healthy.
Chapter 2: This chapter discusses how the western diet has brought on cancer and other health problems and no one wants to talk about it being linked to that. Those health problems are so common now and no one believes there is a cure for these now modern diseases.
Chapter 3: This chapter talks about the progression of eating whole foods to processed/refined foods that contain sugars, fats and salts. He also talks about how the western diet has come about quickly and we are eating a lot of corn in addition to our processed foods.
Part III
Chapter 1: This chapter discusses how science of foods needs to be reduced and we should eat food, not too much and mostly plants.
Chapter 2: This chapter is the author giving his advice on what to eat and not to eat. He tip is to not eat anything with more than 5 ingredients or eat items with corn syrup.
Chapter 3: This chapter talks about how we should eat more leafy greens and if we choose to eat meat, to eat wild game because it is leaner than conventional meats. He also states
In Defense of Food
SUMMARY HEADINGS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS IN AGRI 180
Book title: In Defense of Food
1. List each Chapter in this book and describe in one or a couple of sentences the main ideas.
Part I
Chapter 1: This chapter discusses how our food industry has changed of over the course of the years, and how we are now more concerned about nutrients than the foods we eat. He discusses how the science in our food has created food our ancestors wouldn’t recognize, and it is due to bad policies pushed by lobbyists.
Chapter 2: This chapter discuss how trends in our nutrition are made up by scientists and journalist. He claims companies and marketers have done a great job pinning macro-nutrients against each other as one being …show more content…
They were had high cholesterol and were overweight and developed type 2 diabetes. During the 7 week study they lowered their cholesterol, lost weight and were healthy.
Chapter 2: This chapter discusses how the western diet has brought on cancer and other health problems and no one wants to talk about it being linked to that. Those health problems are so common now and no one believes there is a cure for these now modern diseases.
Chapter 3: This chapter talks about the progression of eating whole foods to processed/refined foods that contain sugars, fats and salts. He also talks about how the western diet has come about quickly and we are eating a lot of corn in addition to our processed foods.
Part III
Chapter 1: This chapter discusses how science of foods needs to be reduced and we should eat food, not too much and mostly plants.
Chapter 2: This chapter is the author giving his advice on what to eat and not to eat. He tip is to not eat anything with more than 5 ingredients or eat items with corn syrup.
Chapter 3: This chapter talks about how we should eat more leafy greens and if we choose to eat meat, to eat wild game because it is leaner than conventional meats. He also states