How does Michael Pollan define the term nutritionism?

Michael Pollan defines the term differently from the prevailing consensus. According to his conversation with Amy Goodman, the current definition of nutritionism is as follows:

1)Food is essentially made up of a collection of nutrients. Since we can't taste nutrients, we must trust experts to tell us what to consume.

2)An assumption of nutritionism is that all the nutrients we consume are measurable. Michael Pollan states that this is a dubious assumption.

3)The main purpose...

Michael Pollan defines the term differently from the prevailing consensus. According to his conversation with Amy Goodman, the current definition of nutritionism is as follows:

1)Food is essentially made up of a collection of nutrients. Since we can't taste nutrients, we must trust experts to tell us what to consume.

2)An assumption of nutritionism is that all the nutrients we consume are measurable. Michael Pollan states that this is a dubious assumption.

3)The main purpose of eating, according to the experts, is to maintain proper physical health. All other reasons for eating (such as for personal enjoyment or as part of a bonding activity during a social gathering) are ignored in the obsessive concern with the nutrient content of food.

This is how Michael Pollan defines nutritionism:

1) Good nutrition is about consuming unprocessed, natural foods such as whole grain breads and raw fruits and vegetables.

2) One of the best ways to eat well is to purchase more local farm products. Michael Pollan asserts that local produce is going to be more nutritious because it is fresher and hasn't endured long transit periods from the producer to the consumer.

3) Growing food without chemicals may not be as efficient as the global model, but it can be more sustainable. Foods are more nutritious if they are grown without the use of harmful pesticides and not genetically modified.

4) The healthiest and most nutritious diets are traditional diets such as the Mediterranean diet or the Japanese diet, where the emphasis is on unprocessed and natural foods.

So, to Michael Pollan, nutritionism should be an ideology that proposes a whole foods diet, sustained by produce from local farmers.