Maxfield Eating Healthy

Eating Healthy Michael Pollan, a health food spokesperson, made some interesting critiques on how he believes that there is an American paradox such as, “a notably unhealthy population preoccupied with… the idea of eating healthy” (Maxfield, 442). The idea taken from Michael Pollan’s quote is that he believes the definition of healthy eating has more to do with how it is “driven by a well-funded corporate machine” (Maxfield, 442). He is also claiming that the food industry is benefiting on our lack of knowledge on how to eat properly when it comes to being healthy. In her article Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating, Mary Maxfield directly attacked Pollan’s claims, pointing out the hypocrisy in his words because he is sharing

She believes that it is better to trust the body and listen to what the mind is saying in terms of what is needed. She believes that there is too much moralization going on towards food, which is why people mostly think too much food is bad and prefer lesser amounts in terms of health. She states that HAES (Health at Every Size) nutritionists, specifically naming Michelle Allison “suggest that adult humans will eat in a way that is good for them, given the opportunity”. People will mainly eat what they believe will benefit them in terms of health. In conclusion, Mary Maxfield’s major point in her essay, Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating, is that instead of limiting what is eaten, the focus should be on meeting the needs of the body. Moralization of food is only going to be detrimental because in a way, it makes something so simple, such as eating, more complicated than it should be. Health and weight are not correlated, although many believe it is. As Maxfield stated at the end of her essay, “Trust yourself. Trust your body. Meet your