The Omnivore's Dilemma

Michael Pollan’s novel, “In Defense of Food”, is a follow-up to his prior novel, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”. The book is explaining the issue with the food industry in America, but does not explain how you can change the way you eat. This is where the novel of “In Defense of Food” comes in. He starts out with the seemingly simple phrase of “eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants (1)”. Going more in depth into the book, though, you see that this is not exactly that easy. He goes on to explain…

Charles M. Schulz once famously said, “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people. Religion, politics, and the great Pumpkin” (Goodreads). These issues cut to the core of the individual’s most sacred values and, therefore, don’t lend themselves to polite conversation, let alone compromise. Therefore, most people avoid the topics or engage in rhetorical battle. Fox news reported about police suspending an “alleged” fraternity gang rape charge and now there is a division…

Psychological research is beginning to reveal the complex interplay of innate and environmental factors which shape eating patterns. Food preferences develops from genetically determined predisposition to like sweet and salty flavor and dislike bitter and sour taste. Food neophobia has been identified as an inherent adaptive personality trait (Milton1993).It is defined as the rejection of food that are novel or unknown to child. Food neophobia aids this avoidance mechanism through the child…

America’s Obesity Problem When I was an eighth grader I became overweight. I was five feet and four inches and weighed 178 pounds. It was ideal to treat myself to McDonalds because the dollar menus were reasonably priced. The McDonalds that I ordered from was crowded and lively with the booths filled with people enjoying burgers, fries, sodas, ice cream, and dollar apple pies. My typical snack would be the McChicken with a small fries, and if I was in the mood, I would treat myself to a…