Tag: Gyorgy scrinis

In 2008, journalist Michael Pollan’s influential book, *In Defense of Food*, introduced a wide audience to the term nutritionism, an ideology that reduces the value of food to its constituent nutrients. This perspective has profoundly influenced modern dietary habits and the food industry, shifting focus from whole, unprocessed foods to isolated nutritional components.

In the early 2000s, the term 'nutritionism' emerged as a powerful critique of modern food ideology, but its coining is often misattributed. It was the Australian academic Gyorgy Scrinis who first coined the term, with American journalist Michael Pollan later popularizing it in his widely-read works.