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<\/strong>To Michael Pollan, best-selling author, journalist, and activist, the rules for eating healthy can be boiled down to seven words. \u201cEat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.\u201d This simple mantra was a theme of Pollan\u2019s lecture he gave as part of the George T. Hunter Lecture Series.<\/p>\n

For Pollan, our problems with food often start right in the grocery stores in our own neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe supermarket is where so many of our health and economic problems begin. Food that is unhealthy is sold as healthy. It\u2019s one of the biggest scams out there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To illustrate, Pollan brought foods, or what he called \u201cedible food-like substances,\u201d he found at a local grocery store. Advertised under the guise of having \u201cgood\u201d nutrients, these foods often offer no nutritional value. For example, despite being marketed as healthy, a container of yogurt had more than 35 milligrams of sugar per serving.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Pop-Tart with whole grains is still a Pop-Tart. I don\u2019t think tweaking processed food to try to make it healthier is the answer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As a counter example, Pollan also brought an apple.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn apple is quiet. It makes no claims of health benefits,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n

According to Pollan, our cultural obsession with eating food with only good nutrients is causing an unhealthy disorder with food.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a society, we\u2019ve accepted that the idea of a nutrient is what matters most in our food,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Pollan, examples of \u201cgood\u201d nutrients are Omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, and whole grains. Some \u201cbad\u201d nutrients are trans fats, salt, and sugar. Trying to figure out which nutrient is best to eat is what confuses people, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile eating is second nature to other creatures, we\u2019re so lost in the supermarket we feel we need doctors, nutritionists, and other experts to know what to eat,\u201d Pollan continued.<\/p>\n

Instead of relying on experts, Pollan advises following some simple rules to maintain a healthy diet.<\/p>\n

\u201cEat less of the foods found in the Western diet, such as processed sugar, red meats, and carbohydrates. It\u2019s been shown that people who get off the Western diet have better health. It\u2019s never too late to get healthy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pollan also recommends we should cook at home more often, eat only when hungry, eat foods with no more than five ingredients, and most of all, keep a relaxed attitude about food.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think the whole point of eating is for health, but we need a richer, more relaxed way to think about food. It\u2019s okay to have a cupcake every once in awhile,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To Michael Pollan, best-selling author, journalist, and activist, the rules for eating healthy can be boiled down to seven words. \u201cEat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.\u201d This simple mantra was a theme of Pollan\u2019s lecture he gave as part of the George T. Hunter Lecture Series.<\/p>\n

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