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Michael Pollan is a prominent critic and researcher of the western diet, having analyzed its historical and ecological development in his book 'In Defense of Food' [1]. He explicitly discusses the nature and negative health impacts of the western diet, such as the shift toward over-processed, seed-based foods [2], [3], and [4].
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claimMichael Pollan writes that the shift from a food chain based on green plants to one based on seeds is the most far-reaching change within the Western diet.
quoteMichael Pollan stated: “A diet based on quantity rather than quality has ushered a new creature onto the world stage: the human being who manages to be both overfed and undernourished, two characteristics seldom found in the same body in the long natural history of our species.”
quoteMichael Pollan stated: "By gaining a firmer grasp on the nature of the Western Diet – trying to understand it not only physiologically but also historically and ecologically – we can begin to develop a different way of thinking about food that might point a path out of our predicament."
referenceIn his book 'In Defense of Food', Michael Pollan tracks the development of the Western Diet to the industrialization of food and the rise of nutritionism, identifying five specific movements: From Whole to Refined Foods, From Complexity to Simplicity, From Quality to Quantity, From Leaves to Seeds, and From Food Culture to Food Science.