CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 57m

In Defense of Food

Why is it so difficult to eat right?

75%(26)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byMichael Schwarz

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
EN
Released
December 30, 2015
Studios
KQED

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IN DEFENSE OF FOOD | Trailer | PBS

IN DEFENSE OF FOOD | Trailer | PBS

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Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Michael Pollan

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

Michael Bloomberg

Self

Thomas Farley, M.D.

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Schwarz
Written by
Edward Gray
Produced by
Michael Schwarz
Edward Gray

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