Pollan Alert

In this Sunday's NY Times Magazine (not available online yet), Michael Pollan will have the cover story: "The Age of Nutritionism: How Scientists have Ruined the Way We Eat."

Looking forward to reading (and perhaps blogging) it.

Update: You can now read it here.

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