Stanford food and health

A simple course . The ideas are basically presented from the books by Michael Pollan . Eat less , mostly plants.

Lesson 1 -

Calories in fat Lesson 2

Avoid processes foods .Processed foods remove fiber and add salt - to increase shelf life. They should be called food like substances.

How to read nutrition labels - they can be misleading Beware of so called helathy foods - they just add the fiber and nutrients after removing everything from them.

Cooking at home is the best . Techniques for healthy cooking - make a base by sauteeing wth onions and oil .

Canned tuna is also comparatively healthy.