Read previewIt's no secret that Michael Pollan loves plants.
The author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" knows that vegetables aren't just great diet staples.
"It's much better to get your vitamins from food," Pollan told Business Insider, ahead of the release of his latest food system documentary, Food, Inc. 2 (out Friday, April 12).
Advertisement"When they identified this compound," Pollan said, "and then they put it in a supplement, it did not have the same effect."
AdvertisementPollan pops one supplement: a multivitaminChris Rogers/Getty ImagesIn addition to his veggie-rich diet, Pollan does take a multivitamin, "but that's it," he said.
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