Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the dawn of the 21st Century, may determine our survival as a species. Pskced with profound surprises, The Omnivore's Dilemma is changing the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.