A very interesting book related to nutrition is "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan. His basic theme can be summed up in seven words: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
According to the summary of this book in the Harris County catalog: "
Humans used to know how to eat well, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real." Indeed, plain old eating is being replaced by an obsession with nutrition that is, paradoxically, ruining our health, not to mention our meals. Pollan's advice is: "Don't eat anything that your great-great grandmother would not recognize as food." Looking at what science does and does not know about diet and health, he proposes a new way to think about what to eat, informed by ecology and tradition rather than by the nutrient-by-nutrient approach."
If you are interested in tidbits such as the history of margarine; how nutrition labelling came about; the politics of the food pyramid; the search for the missing secret super micronutrient that can cure all ills ... you will enjoy reading this short but thought-provoking book. It's also on CD if you prefer to listen.
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