Summary of Mark Bittman's Animal, Vegetable, Junk

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Our brains’ ability to learn and change has made it easier for us to obtain food. We have always had omnivorous diets, eating whatever we could forage or catch. #2 Our ancestors were hardwired to eat what they could, when they could. They had little ability to preserve the bounty of a big kill, so they stuffed themselves on the spot and took what they could carry. This is why overeating is so difficult to stop once it has begun. #3 Cooking made available countless new foods that could not be eaten raw, and with them, more nutrients. It also reduced the time humans spent foraging, and allowed them to survive on almost any combination of meat, fish, vegetables, and grains. #4 While the old belief was that men hunted while women gathered, research now shows that this was not the case. Women had more varied roles than just gathering, and it is likely that every able-bodied person took part in gathering.