What is the 'best' diet? Do I need to choose between low fat and low carb? Should I give up gluten, dairy, or meat?
Two bestselling experts provide the answers to your most burning food and diet questions in this informative, accessible book that will transform your health.
Bittman and Katz cut through all the noise about what to eat with clear, science-based facts, in an easy-to-digest Q and A format, covering everything from basic nutrients to superfoods to fad diets. They answer questions like:
What is a calorie, and are all calories the same?
Is there an ideal weight?
Should I follow a Mediterranean, Paleo, or vegan diet?
Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?
Can intermittent fasting help me to lose weight?
Could an anti-inflammatory diet improve my health?
What is a flexitarian?
Filtering the science of nutrition through a lens of common sense and clarity, How To Eat provides real answers on how to achieve good health, longevity, and vitality.
Praise for The Truth About Food:
'The truth about food is simple, while the lies about food are complicated. And, with that statement, Dr David Katz helps insulate us from the next food fad by making sure we are armed with the truth, and nothing but the truth ? Facts do matter, and The Truth About Food is full of them. The Truth about Food should have a home in everyone's kitchen.'