In Defense of Food

2015 | 117 minutes | 7.4 ★ (22)

In Defense of Food
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    30 December 2015

  • DirectingMichael Schwarz
  • Budget

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  • Revenue

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