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3 years ago

What does Michael Pollan mean when he writes about "the American Paradox"?

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Inessa [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

While writing about the 'American Paradox', Michael Pollan meant to draw attention on unhealthy eating habits which is incongruent with the ideology of 'nutritionism.'

Explanation:

Michael Pollan talked about 'the American Paradox' in his book titled 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.'

While talking about the American Paradox, he means to draw attention about the unhealthy eating habits of Americans in paradox with the ideology of 'nutritionism.'

Americans have a history with 'nutritionism', an ideology of having proper diet and nutrition in eating habits. But over the time, Americans have adopted to unhealthy habits which paradoxes with idea of nutrition.

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