Dilema všežravce – Pollan Michael (2013)

In his exceptionally readable work, the author focuses on large-scale food production in the USA, although his insights are equally valid for all developed countries in the Western world. Besides the alarming journalistic description of the production itself, he also considers its impact on the landscape, agricultural crops and animals, as well as on the composition of our diet, eating habits, dining culture, and human health. His description of industrial food processing, which involves chemistry and genetic engineering, is cautionary; however, the author also offers solutions in this and his other books. Simple recommendations like 'don't eat anything your grandmother wouldn't consider food' or 'don't buy anything made of more than five ingredients,' along with appeals to return to traditional recipes and local suppliers, are equally relevant for Czech readers. Michael Pollan consistently addresses this topic with remarkable reader response. Among his books are titles such as The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals and Food Rules: An Eater's Manual.