Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

In Pollan's book, he addresses the point that Americans are easily convinced when dieting. I think the reasoning is because the not all American are experts on food, so when someone who claims to be an expert says something, most will believe what they say, similar to the bith unit, those of use who are not doctors will assume that everthing the doctor says is best, is the best for you but is really not. Because we are not educated enough about these things that we face in our everyday lives, we turn to the "experts" who tend to generalize for the entire population. When the food expert says this diet is good, I don't think that necessearily means it is good for everyone because everyone has different reactions to different foods so they are forced to generalize for everyone. Similar to doctors, they may not look into every birth case closely so they rely on c-sections as a general overview of how to deal with pregnancies. Most follow the crowd when it comes to food fads. My family pays attention to nutritionists and chefs.