Food Intelligence
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The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms Us
Nutrition isn't rocket science; it's harder.
There are new diet fads, bold claims about superfoods and articles promising the secrets to lasting weight-loss and longevity. The more 'expert' advice we hear about diet, the less clarity we have about what to eat. In Food Intelligence, award-winning health journalist, Julia Belluz, and leading nutritional scientist, Kevin Hall, cut through the myths about nutrition to deliver the definitive book on food, diet, metabolism and healthy eating. Breaking food down into its constituent parts, they reveal the science behind how protein, fat, carbs and vitamins impact our bodies. They shine a light on the wonders of metabolism, and debunk the latest 'theories' about blood sugar trackers and ultra-processed foods. They reveal the ways that the world around us - our food environment - shapes our eating behaviors and the food choices we make every day. Diseases like obesity and diabetes are not a result of a failure of will power; they are consequences of food systems working as designed. Humane and deeply reported, this journey into the science of what we eat will equip you with the food intelligence you need to better understand what you eat, and why you eat it.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781472282200
- Author: Dr Kevin Hall, Julia Belluz
- Pub date: 30.09.25
- RRP: $39.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Dr Kevin Hall, Julia Belluz
Vox's lead health reporter, Julia Belluz, focuses on translating medical research and scientists' big ideas into clear and precise language in her award- winning, widely syndicated journalism. She has worked on formats and platforms as varied as Netflix, podcasts, SnapChat, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and has been published widely in the Economist, ProPublica, Los Angeles Times, Slate, British Medical Journal, Globe and Mail, and the National Post. In 2013 14, Belluz was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dr. Kevin Hall is widely recognized as a world- leading scientist in the field of nutrition, metabolism, and obesity research. He is tenured Senior Investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Hall has twice received the Director's Award from both the NIH and the NIDDK and has also received the E.V. McCullum Award from the American Society for Nutrition, the Lilly Scientific Achievement Award from The Obesity Society, and the Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology from the American Society of Physiology. Hall has published more than 100 scientific articles and book chapters and his research has been prominently covered in The New York Times, Time, The Economist, Wired, NPR, CNN, Vox, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.