Good Calories, Bad Calories : Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease

from jonesjohnson

I hope, for your sake, that you do not have the mind-body disconnect that I have. Heinously for me, I possess this mangled need to fully wrap my brain around something before I am willing to believe it is true. Never does this create more of a problem than where concerning my health and dietary n...

from imhip

This book really makes the case that our simple carbohydrate rich diets are the main cause of so many of the diseases pharmacuetical companies and big food manufacturers make fortunes off of. The research that proves cholesterol is public enemy number one is not proven and seems to be an easy tar...

from brikis98

This is probably one of the most important books to read regarding what we eat. It presents some incredibly compelling and convincing evidence for why the "conventional wisdom" on diet is flat out wrong. The impact of following this "common sense" advice has been quite tragic and goes far beyond ...

from wineisme

A tedious read, but an important one. If you ever wondered why 600 calories of say, a muffin, isn't as filling as a 3 egg omelette with 2 slices of cheese (maybe 450 calories), then this book is for you. Our eating habits have evolved with the availability of foods, new technologies, and advocati...

from n10lindy

A very meticulously researched and persuasive, science-based argument that (1) the principle dietary culprit behind the "diseases of civilization" (obesity, diabetes, and probably cancer) is carbohydrates because they drive insulin production, and elevated insulin levels drive obesity, etc., and ...