Food provides the raw material required for life. Yet most of us don''t have a clue about how our bodies use it. How do we get energy from our food while at the same time extracting the physical materials we need to make and maintain our bodies? How does the food we eat affect the way our bodies function? What''s distinct about the way we metabolise highly-processed food? Food and nutrition are overrun by myth and pseudoscience. The reality is that millions of years of evolution have structured human physiology so that it is macronutrient agnostic. Protein, carbohydrate: the body has evolved so that it extracts the same amount of energy from each, and retains the same amount of fat. There are countless theories about the efficacy and health benefits of certain macronutrients - proteins versus carbs versus fat... but biology simply doesn''t work that way. The problem is that while diet gurus are busy prescribing what to eat, they haven''t bothered to explain why we eat in the first place. Why We Eat is a definitive look at the science of food and metabolism. It will explain why we''re hungry at particular moments in our days and our lives, why diets almost never work, why exercise doesn''t benefit you in the ways you probably think it does, and how ultra-processed food fools and alters our metabolisms.

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Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, PhD

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The essential guide to understanding what you're eating, and the forces driving you to eat it.
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'Not just one of the best science books I have read, but one of the best books full stop' - *Chris van Tulleken, author of ULTRA-PROCESSED PEOPLE
AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR**

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 internationally renowned nutrition and metabolism scientist, Kevin Hall, cut through the myths about nutrition in a comprehensive book on food and diet, revealing the latest science and research on:

· How protein, fat, carbs and vitamins impact our bodies

· The wonders of metabolism

· Blood sugar trackers and precision nutrition

· How the food environment around us shapes our eating habits

· Ultra-processed and hyper palatable foods

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's on your dinner plate, how it got there, and why you eat it.

Zusammenfassung
The essential guide for understanding what you're eating, and the forces that are driving you to eat it.