The Gospel of Food

Our culture is food obsessed. Ironically, we also celebrate deprivation -- taking the joy out of our food experiences through dieting and bland food substitutions.

Barry Glassner is Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California. His book, The Gospel of Food, argues that by discarding food trends and fad diets, Americans will become happier, healthier and more educated about the foods they eat. Because foods are heavily marketed by food producers, grocery chains and restaurants, we are bombarded with information about how and what to eat. Barry talks about debunking the current trends in food marketing and how we have become so preoccupied with denying ourselves.

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