In Defense of Food (2015)
Overview
In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.352 |
Directed By
Michael Schwarz
Crew
Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz
Michael Pollan
Edward Gray
Vicente Franco
Edward Gray
Ekin Akalin
Ray Day
Alyn Divine
Emily Taguchi
Christopher Hedge
Jessica Van Rheenen
TOP CAST
Michael Pollan
Narrator and Story Consultant
David Kessler
Self
David Ludwig
Self
Paul Rozin
Self
Stanley Hazen, M.D.
Self
Brian Wansink M.D.
Self
Marion Nestle
Self
Michael Bloomberg
Self
Thomas Farley, M.D.
Self
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