VIDEO: Michael Pollan - "Don't Buy Any Food You've Ever Seen Advertised"

"Michael Pollan is one of the nations leading writers and thinkers in this country on the issue of food. He is author of several books about food, including The Botany of Desire, The Omnivores Dilemma and his latest, In Defense of Food: An Eaters Manifesto. In light of what he calls the processed food industrys co-option of sustainability and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food thats advertised."

In this interview on Democracy Now, Pollan talks about a whole myriad of food issues from Monsanto, to swine flu, to Michelle Obama's organic garden, to school lunch programs.

Interview on Democracy Now - Part 1


Interview on Democracy Now - Part 2