Books

Pollan, Michael. Omnivore's Dilemma

Kurlansky, Mark. Cod and Salt and Choice Cuts

Bourdain, Anthony. Kitchen Confidential

Schwartz, Barry. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation

Nestle, Marion. What to Eat

Cambell, T. Colin. The China Study

Oz, Mehmet. You, Weight Management

Hyman, Mark. UltraMetabolism

Articles

Web Resources

• Michael Pollan's article, Unhappy Meals, in the NYTimes - "the social costs of fast food are estimated at more than $200 billion a year in diet-related health-care costs"
• The New Mainstream Food and Farming System: A Vivid Picture of California’s Food System in 2030 http://vividpicture.net
• Bigsanford's Yelp reviews
• USDA Economic Research Service - Weighing In On Obesity issue
• US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Services Home A great resource for articles and research on Americans, food, and the economics of food distribution.
• Change the way people eat on 43things 
• Look up nutrition data for a many ingredients and even some restaurant items/products
• John Walker's The Hacker's Diet

Film

The Future of Food Deborah Koons Garcia

Del.icio.us

Bigsanford's Food tag

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