The Bad Food Bible: Why You Can (and Maybe Should) Eat Everything You Thought You Couldn'tPhysician and popular New York Times contributor Aaron Carroll mines the latest evidence to show that many “bad” ingredients actually aren’t unhealthy, and in some cases are essential to our well-being. Advice about food can be confusing. There’s usually only one thing experts can agree on: some ingredients—often the most enjoyable ones—are bad for you, full stop. But as Aaron Carroll explains, if we stop consuming some of our most demonized foods, it may actually hurt us. Examining troves of studies on dietary health, Carroll separates hard truths from hype, showing that you can
Full of counterintuitive, deeply researched lessons about food we hate to love, The Bad Food Bible is for anyone who wants to forge eating habits that are sensible, sustainable, and occasionally indulgent. |
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User Review - dh-writer - LibraryThingNo real surprises here. The best diet is unprocessed food. Processed food is fine in moderation. Most studies about nutrition are actually inconclusive. Read full review
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User Review - TomDonaghey - LibraryThingTHE BAD FOOD BIBLE: HOW AND WHY TO EAT SINFULLY by Aaron Carroll, M.D. is a careful, measured and well reasoned look at many of the foods we have been told are bad for us. Dr. Carroll is a professor ... Read full review
Contents
On fats | 1 |
On protein | 19 |
On cholesterol | 39 |
On sodium | 51 |
On grains | 65 |
On genetically modified organisms | 79 |
On booze | 95 |
On caffeine | 113 |
On carbohydrates and artificial sweeteners | 129 |
On monosodium glutamate | 155 |
On conventionally grown fruits vegetables and meat | 171 |
Simple Rules for Healthy Eating | 187 |
Back Matter | 199 |
Back Cover | 235 |
Spine | 236 |
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| Title | The Bad Food Bible: Why You Can (and Maybe Should) Eat Everything You Thought You Couldn't |
| Author | Aaron Carroll |
| Contributor | Nina Teicholz |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017 |
| ISBN | 054495257X, 9780544952577 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › › Cooking / Health & Healing / General Cooking / Specific Ingredients / General Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / General Medical / Nutrition |
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