English B1A CLASS PACK - Bakersfield College

GROUP 411. One of the objections to Pollan’s theory that Western diet leads to Western diseases is that ofgenetics. Explain this theory and why Pollan thinks it isn’t true (92).12. Another objection to Pollan’s theory about the origin of Western diseases is that of demographics.Explain this theory and why Pollan thinks it isn’t true (92-93).13. Is bringing up objections (like the two mentioned above) and then explaining why he stillbelieves in his thesis a good strategy? Does it make the source more or less credible? Why do yousay so?GROUP 514. What did Weston Price learn from his study of isolated populations eating a wide variety oftraditional diets (96)?15. What is “store food,” and why does it have a longer shelf life than real food (97)?16. What did Price conclude was the common denominator of good health (98)?53