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The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World (reissued)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World (reissued)
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Description
'The foundational text that allowed us to re-understand food' Chris van Tulleken
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
Michael Pollan devised his famous seven-word philosophy for healthy eating after the remarkable success of The Omnivore's Dilemma. Twenty years later, his investigation of the journey that food takes – from the soil to the plate – remains as urgent and topical as ever. This is the classic work that kick-started the global discussion of food quality and ethics.
This edition includes a new introduction in which Pollan shows how his arguments are more timely than ever, touching on ultra-processed food, the impact of climate change and healthy eating movements around the world.
'The book that changed the way people who care about food think about food' GQ
'Outstanding . . . a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits' The New Yorker
'A beautifully written and shocking investigation' Daily Telegraph
Product details
| Published | 22 Oct 2026 |
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| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 464 |
| ISBN | 9781037212840 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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'Beautifully written and shocking investigation of what slips into the swelling American stomach ... entertaining and eloquent'
Daily Telegraph
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'This is one of the most thought-provoking books I've read in a while ... After you read this book there will be things you don't want to eat, ever again ... An honest, brilliant, troubling book. I recommend it to anyone'
Evening Standard
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'Convivial, creative and deeply disturbing, though he does offer hope ... it has certainly changed the way I think about food'
Audrey Niffenegger, Guardian
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'On our we-need-to-know-this reading list ... a patient investigation of his nation's calorie industries'
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