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Not everyone can afford to eat well in America, which is a literal shame, but most of us can: Americans spend less than 10 percent of their income on food, less than the citizens of any other nation.
Michael Pollan
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Michael Pollan
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 6
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