There is quite a bit to learn about food and the system that delivers it to us. It is clear that much of what is in our food is not healthy for us. Lots of attention has been given to this in terms of diet its relationship to health. Specifically, individual food choice as a method to address diet related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
It is also becoming clearer that health and food consumption is not just one aspect of a healthy diet. A healthy diet must include food is that is produced in a manner that is health promoting. The following article give you a clue that we are eating much more than we know.
http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2011/07/are-pesticides-giving-you-diabetes