What we eat

            America has drifted into dangerous territories with what we choose to eat. Most things we eat are heavily processed and generally not very good for you. Yes, food is cheaper than it used to be, but no one is buying the right products. A major factor as to why would be the Western Diet. The Western Diet is high in fat, calories, meat, sugar and carbs. All of which are not good for your health in high doses. People do need all of things, but in moderation. The ideology behind the Western Diet is Nutritionism. Nutritionism and food science lead people to think of food as nutrients. The idea is that every element of the food has some sort of benefit and or negative impact on a person. This diet is a large contributor as to why America has an astronomically high obesity rate as made evident in the book “in Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan.