Obesity has hit epidemic levels. In the developed, and much of the developing word, it is now 'normal' to be overweight with a BMI of 25 or more. And the global population is getting fatter all the time as a powerful mix of cheap foods, social behaviours and commercial pressures drive us to the biscuit tin again and again and again.But this is not the worst of it.The sugars, salts and fats that are slowly killing us are at the same time essential for our survival. Consequently, our brains ...

The tenth anniversary edition of an essential text on food politics: "Well researched and lucidly written . . . This book is sure to spark discussion" ( Publishers Weekly).When John Robbins first released The Food Revolution in 1987, his insights into America's harmful eating habits gave us a powerful wake-up call. Since then, Robbins has continued to shine a spotlight on the most important issues in food politics, such as our de...

What to Eat is a classic—"the perfect guidebook to help navigate through the confusion of which foods are good for us" ( USA Today )."Absolutely indispensable." —Michael Pollan"A reliable, riveting guide." —Alice WatersSince its publication in 2006, Marion Nestle's What to Eat has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed...

Discover the 10 simple laws to lose weight, improve your health, and increase your energy - from one of the world's leading authorities on evolution-based health and fitness, Mark Sisson.What if better health didn't require more exercise, more dieting or more complicated rules?In The Primal Blueprint, Mark Sisson combines insights from evolutionary biology and modern genetic science to explain how adopting simple lifestyle habits inspired by our an...

The Eat Right 4 (For) Your Type portable and personal diet book that will help people with blood type B stay healthy and achieve their ideal weight.Different blood types mean different body chemistry. If your blood type is B, enjoy your best health with plenty of variation. Eat plenty of protein, and add a bit of dairy. Carry this guide with you to the grocery store, restaurants, even on vacation to avoid putting on those extra pounds, or getting sick from...

Originally published in 1987, Diet for a New America awakened the conscience of a nation with its startling examination of the food we buy and eat — and the moral, economic, and medical price we pay for it. Drawing a clear line connecting America’s factory farm system with disease, animal cruelty, and ecological crises, Robbins makes perhaps the most eloquent argument for vegetarianism ever published. Robbins walked away from his family’s business — the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire — to...

Robyn O’Brien is not the most likely candidate for an antiestablishment crusade. A Houston native from a conservative family, this MBA and married mother of four was not someone who gave much thought to misguided government agencies and chemicals in our food—until the day her youngest daughter had a violent allergic reaction to eggs, and everything changed. The Unhealthy Truth is both the story of how one brave woman chose to take on the system and a call to action that shows how ...

The shocking truth about the food you eat—and the harmful additives, toxins, and preservatives that you never knew you were consuming every day.These days, the food on our tables is a far cry from what our grandparents ate. While it may look and taste the same and is often marketed under familiar brand names, our food has slowly morphed into something far more dangerous.Badditives! helps you cut through the information overload and public relations...

In a devastating exposé in the tradition of Silent Spring and Fast Food Nation, investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald warns how thousands of man-made chemicals in our food, water, medicine, and environment are making humans the most polluted species on the planet. A century ago, when Congress enacted the Pure Food and Drug Act, Americans were promised “better living through chemistry.” Fitzgerald provides overwhelming evidence to shatter this myth, and many others p...

The simple way to lose weight, look younger and feel healthier - without restricting calories or excessive exercisingThe New Evolution Diet is Professor Arthur De Vany's astonishing lifestyle programme. Based on his decades-long study of weight loss, diet and health, it looks to our ancestors' lifestyle of eating a lot and moving a little.With fascinating insight and research, De Vany overturns our current guilt-ridden approach to ...

"Louise Stephen's powerful, no-holds-barred demolition of Big Food dissects the profit motive that has filled our food supply with toxic oils and sugar, and shows us how money is destroying our health." DAVID GILLESPIEOur diet has changed radically in the space of 100 years. We have swapped home-cooked food made with whole ingredients for processed food made from sugar, seed oils and refined wheat. Modern-day food is cheap, convenient and accessible, but also hugel...

Food is a massive industry and the many key players involved have very different interests. In wealthy nations those interests can range from corporate survival and maintaining profitability in a market with limited demand, to promoting a healthy diet and ensuring food safety. For the poor, the emphasis is all too often on simply getting enough to eat. As information technology and biotechnology are set to revolutionize the food system, it is essential to understand the broad context in wh...