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Summary
Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman sorts through the conflicting research on food to give us the skinny on what to eat.
Did you know that eating oatmeal actually isn't a healthy way to start the day? That milk doesn't build bones, and eggs aren't the devil?
Even the most health conscious among us have a hard time figuring out what to eat in order to lose weight, stay fit, and improve our health. And who can blame us? When it comes to diet, there's so much changing and conflicting information flying around that it's impossible to know where to look for sound advice. And decades of misguided "common sense," food-industry lobbying, bad science, and corrupt food polices and guidelines have only deepened our crisis of nutritional confusion, leaving us overwhelmed and anxious when we head to the grocery store.
Thankfully, bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman is here to set the record straight. In Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? -- his most comprehensive book yet -- he takes a close look at every food group and explains what we've gotten wrong, revealing which foods nurture our health and which pose a threat. From grains to legumes, meat to dairy, fats to artificial sweeteners, and beyond, Dr. Hyman debunks misconceptions and breaks down the fascinating science in his signature accessible style.
He also explains food's role as powerful medicine capable of reversing chronic disease and shows how our food system and policies impact the environment, the economy, social justice, and personal health, painting a holistic picture of growing, cooking, and eating food in ways that nourish our bodies and the earth while creating a healthy society. With myth-busting insights, easy-to-understand science, and delicious, wholesome recipes, Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? is a no-nonsense guide to achieving optimal weight and lifelong health.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Hyman (Eat Fat, Get Thin), a bestselling health author and practitioner of the "functional medicine" approach, revisits the topic of his earlier books: why a lack of understanding about good nutrition, coupled with misleading, conflicting media hype, leads to poor food choices and makes people sick and out of shape. Thus, Hyman recycles his diet plan once again. It remains a sensible, anti-inflammatory, whole-food/"real food" approach. Now called the Pegan Diet, it's intended to combine the best of the paleo plan with a vegan regimen. Pegan is a silly, paradoxical misnomer: no diet can be simultaneously paleo (meat, fats, and few vegetables/fruit) and vegan (with no animal products whatsoever). However, the diet's recommendations are basically sound: fresh, locally sourced, preferably organic food; nothing refined or processed; and a focus on not raising blood sugar. Adding to the impression that Hyman's book itself is less than fresh, he spends some time recapping the "10-Day Detox" from his earlier book The Blood Sugar Solution as a lead-in to the Pegan plan. The result is nothing new, but it should prove as popular as Hyman's earlier efforts with health enthusiasts who believe in the promises of functional medicine. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Every week there's a new food revelation. Eggs drive up your cholesterol; eggs are a wonder food. Eat vegan; we need meat. Hyman (The Eat Fat, Get Thin Cookbook, 2016) sets out to dispel rumors and focus on food as a substance that heals and energizes us. He dissects major food groups, including beverages and sweeteners; begins each segment with a quiz to test the reader's nutritional IQ; then moves on to what experts got right or wrong. He sifts through studies and recommends which foods to eat and which foods to avoid. Not surprisingly, Hyman's strongest criticisms are pinned to overprocessed products, commercially raised meat and vegetables, sugar, and carbohydrates. But he also warns against fruits and vegetables that raise blood sugars, fish that are farmed, and nonorganic products that harm the environment. He finishes with a discussion of food additives and his pegan diet, an eating plan that falls somewhere between vegan and paleo diets (recipes are included). There's a lot of information here, but it's packaged in readable prose, and health-conscious eaters will be intrigued.--Smith, Candace Copyright 2018 Booklist