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Saturday, April 8, 2006 12:00 AM

We are what we eat

"The Omnivore's Dilemma" author Michael Pollan on how Wall Street has driven America's obesity epidemic, the misleading labels in Whole Foods, and why we should spend more money on food.

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  • Friday, April 7, 2006 08:33 PM

    "Again, it's a matter of priorities"

    How surprising that a PhD from the mean streets of Berkeley would hold the position that the answer to agribusiness and poor eating habits in the US is that "people just have to dig down in their pockets and spend more for food" and "reacquaint themselves with the kitchen." Nothing out-of-touch and liberal candy land about that idea, no sir. How is it that cash-strapped working class families who work long hours didn't think of this already? Send these rubes a copy of this book!

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