In What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets, researchers Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio focus on the daily eating habits of a varied group of people from all over the world. Pictured with the food they typically eat in a day are a sadhu priest in India, a Chinese acrobat, a taxi driver in the U.S., a homemaker in Yemen, a bullfighter in Spain, to name just a few. Many of the details are surprising. The head monk in a Tibetan monastery takes in an amazing 4900 calories a day while the American taxi driver eats only 2000 per day. These and other dietary facts make readers reexamine traditionally held beliefs about food, obesity and the differences and similarities between cultures. Also included are essays by Michael Pollan, Wendell Berry, and other contemporary commentators on the global effects of what we eat. The profiles, accompanied by photos, provide an interesting and nuanced look into the lives of a rich sampling of our population