50 Books like The Great Plant-Based Con

Food Fix

by Mark Hyman • 2020

Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.

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3k+

🌐 Food Systems 🏛️ Food Policy 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🌿 Regenerative Farming 💰 True Cost Of Food

Food Fix 97%

Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.

by Mark Hyman 2020

4.07

3k+ ratings

🌐 Food Systems 🏛️ Food Policy 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🌿 Regenerative Farming 💰 True Cost Of Food

Real Food

by Nina Planck • 2006

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

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5k+

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

Real Food 96%

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

by Nina Planck 2006

4.04

5k+ ratings

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

Ravenous

by Henry Dimbleby • 2023

The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.

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2k+

🏭 Food Systems 🧃 Ultra-Processed Food 🔬 Nutrition Science 🏥 Public Health Crisis ⚖️ Food Inequality

Ravenous 96%

The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.

by Henry Dimbleby 2023

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏭 Food Systems 🧃 Ultra-Processed Food 🔬 Nutrition Science 🏥 Public Health Crisis ⚖️ Food Inequality

Food Sanity

by David Ross Friedman • 2018

Milk, red meat, and Paleo: three food claims a doctor dismantles, and what to eat instead.

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118

🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🧩 Dietary Myths 🏭 Food Industry Critique ⚖️ Weight Loss Myths 🌱 Whole Food Plant-Based

Food Sanity 96%

Milk, red meat, and Paleo: three food claims a doctor dismantles, and what to eat instead.

by David Ross Friedman 2018

3.75

118 ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🧩 Dietary Myths 🏭 Food Industry Critique ⚖️ Weight Loss Myths 🌱 Whole Food Plant-Based

Food

by Mark Hyman • 2018

Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.

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7k+

🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutritional Science 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Detox 🩺 Functional Medicine

Food 96%

Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.

by Mark Hyman 2018

3.99

7k+ ratings

🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutritional Science 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Detox 🩺 Functional Medicine

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Richie Chevat • 2015

Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.

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4k+

🍽️ Food Systems 🐄 Factory Farming 🇺🇸 American Diet 🗳️ Food Politics 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

The Omnivore's Dilemma 96%

Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.

by Richie Chevat 2015

4.03

4k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Systems 🐄 Factory Farming 🇺🇸 American Diet 🗳️ Food Politics 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Whole

by T. Colin Campbell • 2013

Nutrition science reduced food to nutrients and missed the whole. The real medicine was buried.

3.90

7k+

🧬 Nutritional Science 🥦 Plant-Based Eating 🩺 Disease Reversal 🧠 Systems Thinking 🏥 Health Care Critique

Whole 96%

Nutrition science reduced food to nutrients and missed the whole. The real medicine was buried.

by T. Colin Campbell 2013

3.90

7k+ ratings

🧬 Nutritional Science 🥦 Plant-Based Eating 🩺 Disease Reversal 🧠 Systems Thinking 🏥 Health Care Critique

Metabolical

by Robert H. Lustig • 2021

Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.

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7k+

🏭 Processed Food 🍬 Sugar Toxicity 🏛️ Food Politics 🧬 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Health

Metabolical 96%

Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.

by Robert H. Lustig 2021

4.25

7k+ ratings

🏭 Processed Food 🍬 Sugar Toxicity 🏛️ Food Politics 🧬 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Health

Feeding You Lies

by Vani Hari • 2019

They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.

4.15

1k+

🧪 Food Additives 🍬 Sugar Addiction 🏭 Big Food Industry 🌿 Organic Farming 🏛️ Food Politics

Feeding You Lies 96%

They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.

by Vani Hari 2019

4.15

1k+ ratings

🧪 Food Additives 🍬 Sugar Addiction 🏭 Big Food Industry 🌿 Organic Farming 🏛️ Food Politics

The Food Revolution

by John Robbins • 2001

Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.

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4k+

🥦 Plant-Based Nutrition 🗳️ Food Politics 🌱 Ethical Eating 🩺 Diet And Chronic Disease 🌎 Food And Environment

The Food Revolution 96%

Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.

by John Robbins 2001

4.28

4k+ ratings

🥦 Plant-Based Nutrition 🗳️ Food Politics 🌱 Ethical Eating 🩺 Diet And Chronic Disease 🌎 Food And Environment

In Defense of Food

by Michael Pollan • 2008

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

4.07

120k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

In Defense of Food 96%

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

by Michael Pollan 2008

4.07

120k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

Should We Eat Meat?

by Vaclav Smil • 2013

Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.

3.52

644

🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🌡️ Meat And Climate 🧬 Evolution Of Diet 🍽️ Food Systems 🥬 Meat Alternatives

Should We Eat Meat? 96%

Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.

by Vaclav Smil 2013

3.52

644 ratings

🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🌡️ Meat And Climate 🧬 Evolution Of Diet 🍽️ Food Systems 🥬 Meat Alternatives

Eating on the Wild Side

by Jo Robinson • 2013

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

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4k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Eating on the Wild Side 96%

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

by Jo Robinson 2013

4.19

4k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

100 Million Years of Food

by Stephen Le • 2016

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

3.62

616

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

100 Million Years of Food 96%

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

by Stephen Le 2016

3.62

616 ratings

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

Big Fat Lies

by David Gillespie • 2012

Sugar and seed oils, not saturated fat or calories, are what's making us fat and sick.

3.93

275

🧪 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🍬 Sugar And Health 🛢️ Seed Oils 🔍 Diet Myth Debunking

Big Fat Lies 96%

Sugar and seed oils, not saturated fat or calories, are what's making us fat and sick.

by David Gillespie 2012

3.93

275 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🍬 Sugar And Health 🛢️ Seed Oils 🔍 Diet Myth Debunking

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Michael Pollan • 2006

From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.

4.19

211k+

🧬 Industrial Agriculture 🌾 Sustainable Farming 🔗 Food Systems 🥬 Organic Food Critique 🐄 Ethics Of Eating Animals

The Omnivore's Dilemma 95%

From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.

by Michael Pollan 2006

4.19

211k+ ratings

🧬 Industrial Agriculture 🌾 Sustainable Farming 🔗 Food Systems 🥬 Organic Food Critique 🐄 Ethics Of Eating Animals

Animal, Vegetable, Junk

by Mark Bittman • 2021

Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.

3.90

4k+

📜 Food Systems History 🌍 Global Agriculture 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🍔 Junk Food Engineering 🏥 Public Health Crisis

Animal, Vegetable, Junk 95%

Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.

by Mark Bittman 2021

3.90

4k+ ratings

📜 Food Systems History 🌍 Global Agriculture 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🍔 Junk Food Engineering 🏥 Public Health Crisis

The Big Fat Surprise

by Nina Teicholz • 2014

Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.

4.28

7k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🥩 Dietary Fat Debate 📜 Nutrition History 🏛️ Nutrition Policy 🏭 Processed Food

The Big Fat Surprise 95%

Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.

by Nina Teicholz 2014

4.28

7k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🥩 Dietary Fat Debate 📜 Nutrition History 🏛️ Nutrition Policy 🏭 Processed Food

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

by Walter C. Willett • 2001

Forget the food pyramid you know. Harvard's nutrition guide: whole foods, good fats, plants first.

4.11

2k+

🧪 Nutrition Science 🛡️ Preventive Health 📊 Evidence-Based Eating 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🌾 Whole Foods

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy 95%

Forget the food pyramid you know. Harvard's nutrition guide: whole foods, good fats, plants first.

by Walter C. Willett 2001

4.11

2k+ ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🛡️ Preventive Health 📊 Evidence-Based Eating 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🌾 Whole Foods

The Carnivore Code

by Paul Saladino • 2020

Vegetables fight back with toxins. The case for an all-meat diet that resolves chronic illness.

4.17

2k+

🥩 Carnivore Diet 🌱 Plant Toxins 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition ⚡ Metabolic Health 💉 Insulin Resistance

The Carnivore Code 95%

Vegetables fight back with toxins. The case for an all-meat diet that resolves chronic illness.

by Paul Saladino 2020

4.17

2k+ ratings

🥩 Carnivore Diet 🌱 Plant Toxins 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition ⚡ Metabolic Health 💉 Insulin Resistance

Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs

by David A. Kessler • 2020

Fast carbs hit your bloodstream before your gut can tell your brain you've eaten.

3.94

367

🏭 Processed Food Critique 🧬 Carbohydrate Metabolism ⚡ Metabolic Health 🩸 Blood Sugar Regulation 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition

Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs 95%

Fast carbs hit your bloodstream before your gut can tell your brain you've eaten.

by David A. Kessler 2020

3.94

367 ratings

🏭 Processed Food Critique 🧬 Carbohydrate Metabolism ⚡ Metabolic Health 🩸 Blood Sugar Regulation 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition

Deep Nutrition

by Catherine Shanahan • 2008

Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.

4.20

6k+

🦴 Ancestral Eating 🧬 Epigenetics 🍲 Traditional Diets 🦎 Evolutionary Biology 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Deep Nutrition 95%

Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.

by Catherine Shanahan 2008

4.20

6k+ ratings

🦴 Ancestral Eating 🧬 Epigenetics 🍲 Traditional Diets 🦎 Evolutionary Biology 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Food Politics

by Robert Paarlberg • 2010

The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.

3.49

340

🍽️ Food Politics 🌾 Agricultural Policy 🍞 Global Hunger 💵 Farm Subsidies 🚜 Industrial Agriculture

Food Politics 95%

The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.

by Robert Paarlberg 2010

3.49

340 ratings

🍽️ Food Politics 🌾 Agricultural Policy 🍞 Global Hunger 💵 Farm Subsidies 🚜 Industrial Agriculture

Food Rules

by Catherine Shanahan • 2010

What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.

4.18

422

🥩 Ancestral Eating 🛢️ Vegetable Oil Critique ❤️ Cholesterol Myth 🍬 Sugar Addiction 💊 Food As Medicine

Food Rules 95%

What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.

by Catherine Shanahan 2010

4.18

422 ratings

🥩 Ancestral Eating 🛢️ Vegetable Oil Critique ❤️ Cholesterol Myth 🍬 Sugar Addiction 💊 Food As Medicine

Skinny Bitch

by Kim Barnouin • 2005

Your food is poison. The fix is vegan. The delivery is boot camp with no apologies.

3.34

33k+

🥬 Plant-Based Diets 🏛️ Food Politics 🥗 Vegan Nutrition 🏭 Food Industry Critique 🧘 Mindful Eating

Skinny Bitch 95%

Your food is poison. The fix is vegan. The delivery is boot camp with no apologies.

by Kim Barnouin 2005

3.34

33k+ ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Diets 🏛️ Food Politics 🥗 Vegan Nutrition 🏭 Food Industry Critique 🧘 Mindful Eating

The Cheese Trap

by Neal D. Barnard • 1992

Cheese hides an opiate-like trap that fattens and sickens; here's how to escape.

4.14

1k+

🧀 Dairy-Free Diets 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🧠 Food Addiction 🐄 Factory Farming 🏛️ Food Politics

The Cheese Trap 95%

Cheese hides an opiate-like trap that fattens and sickens; here's how to escape.

by Neal D. Barnard 1992

4.14

1k+ ratings

🧀 Dairy-Free Diets 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🧠 Food Addiction 🐄 Factory Farming 🏛️ Food Politics

Stay off My Operating Table

by Philip Ovadia • 2021

A heart surgeon's plan to fix the metabolic damage behind most chronic disease, without more pills.

4.43

955

❤️ Metabolic Health 🥑 Whole Food Diets 🧠 Nutrition Myths 🔄 Disease Reversal 🔍 Functional Medicine

Stay off My Operating Table 95%

A heart surgeon's plan to fix the metabolic damage behind most chronic disease, without more pills.

by Philip Ovadia 2021

4.43

955 ratings

❤️ Metabolic Health 🥑 Whole Food Diets 🧠 Nutrition Myths 🔄 Disease Reversal 🔍 Functional Medicine

The Third Plate

by Dan Barber • 2014

Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.

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7k+

🚜 Food Systems 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Biology 🐝 Biodiversity 👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs

The Third Plate 95%

Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.

by Dan Barber 2014

4.28

7k+ ratings

🚜 Food Systems 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Biology 🐝 Biodiversity 👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs

Burn

by Herman Pontzer • 2021

Your body has a fixed daily calorie cap. The weight loss answer is evolutionary, not dietary.

4.12

4k+

🏥 Evolutionary Medicine ⚡ Metabolic Adaptation 🍽️ Dietary Anthropology ⚖️ Weight Loss Myths 🏃 Exercise Science

Burn 95%

Your body has a fixed daily calorie cap. The weight loss answer is evolutionary, not dietary.

by Herman Pontzer 2021

4.12

4k+ ratings

🏥 Evolutionary Medicine ⚡ Metabolic Adaptation 🍽️ Dietary Anthropology ⚖️ Weight Loss Myths 🏃 Exercise Science

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration

by Weston A. Price • 1939

Traditional diets prevented tooth decay for millennia. Modern foods reversed this in a generation.

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2k+

🥩 Traditional Diets 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition 🥚 Nutrient Density 🏭 Processed Food Critique 🦷 Dental Decay Prevention

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration Summary

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration 95%

Traditional diets prevented tooth decay for millennia. Modern foods reversed this in a generation.

by Weston A. Price 1939

4.39

2k+ ratings

🥩 Traditional Diets 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition 🥚 Nutrient Density 🏭 Processed Food Critique 🦷 Dental Decay Prevention

The Carnivore Diet

by Shawn Baker • 2019

Plants use chemical warfare; humans evolved as hunters. The surprising case for a meat-only diet.

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2k+

🦴 Evolutionary Nutrition 🔬 Nutritional Skepticism 🌿 Plant Toxicity 🥩 Zero-Carb Diets 🩺 Autoimmune Healing

The Carnivore Diet 95%

Plants use chemical warfare; humans evolved as hunters. The surprising case for a meat-only diet.

by Shawn Baker 2019

4.44

2k+ ratings

🦴 Evolutionary Nutrition 🔬 Nutritional Skepticism 🌿 Plant Toxicity 🥩 Zero-Carb Diets 🩺 Autoimmune Healing

Diet for a New America

by John Robbins • 1987

One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.

4.19

4k+

🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🍽️ Food Ethics 🐄 Animal Welfare 🐔 Factory Farming 🏭 Meat Industry

Diet for a New America 95%

One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.

by John Robbins 1987

4.19

4k+ ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🍽️ Food Ethics 🐄 Animal Welfare 🐔 Factory Farming 🏭 Meat Industry

Eat Fat, Get Thin

by Mark Hyman • 2016

Stop blaming butter. Fix your metabolism with the one macronutrient our ancestors never feared.

3.91

3k+

🩸 Metabolic Health 🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🥑 Dietary Fats 🫀 Cholesterol Myths 🏭 Food Politics

Eat Fat, Get Thin 95%

Stop blaming butter. Fix your metabolism with the one macronutrient our ancestors never feared.

by Mark Hyman 2016

3.91

3k+ ratings

🩸 Metabolic Health 🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🥑 Dietary Fats 🫀 Cholesterol Myths 🏭 Food Politics

Nutrivore

by Sarah Ballantyne • 2024

You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.

4.08

599

🧬 Nutrition Science 🥦 Whole Foods 🍽️ Anti-Diet 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔍 Food Myths

Nutrivore 95%

You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.

by Sarah Ballantyne 2024

4.08

599 ratings

🧬 Nutrition Science 🥦 Whole Foods 🍽️ Anti-Diet 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔍 Food Myths

The China Study

by T. Colin Campbell • 2004

Animal protein promotes cancer. A landmark study proved it. The system buried the finding.

4.23

31k+

🌱 Plant-Based Nutrition 🥦 Whole Food Plant-Based 🔄 Chronic Disease Reversal 🧬 Nutritional Epigenetics 🏭 Food Industry Politics

The China Study 95%

Animal protein promotes cancer. A landmark study proved it. The system buried the finding.

by T. Colin Campbell 2004

4.23

31k+ ratings

🌱 Plant-Based Nutrition 🥦 Whole Food Plant-Based 🔄 Chronic Disease Reversal 🧬 Nutritional Epigenetics 🏭 Food Industry Politics

We Are the Weather

by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019

Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.

3.69

17k+

🚜 Food Systems 📢 Climate Advocacy ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🐄 Animal Agriculture

We Are the Weather 95%

Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.

by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019

3.69

17k+ ratings

🚜 Food Systems 📢 Climate Advocacy ⚖️ Environmental Ethics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🐄 Animal Agriculture

The Calorie Myth

by Jonathan Bailor • 2013

High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.

3.85

2k+

🧬 Hormonal Set-Point 🥦 Calorie Quality 🚫 Anti-Diet Culture 🥗 Whole Food Nutrition 💪 Eccentric Training

The Calorie Myth 95%

High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.

by Jonathan Bailor 2013

3.85

2k+ ratings

🧬 Hormonal Set-Point 🥦 Calorie Quality 🚫 Anti-Diet Culture 🥗 Whole Food Nutrition 💪 Eccentric Training

Food for Life

by Tim Spector • 2022

Thirty plant foods a week: the gut-health rule that beats any supplement or superfood.

4.23

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🦠 Gut Microbiome 🌿 Plant Diversity 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🫙 Fermented Foods 📊 Personalized Nutrition

Food for Life 95%

Thirty plant foods a week: the gut-health rule that beats any supplement or superfood.

by Tim Spector 2022

4.23

4k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🌿 Plant Diversity 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🫙 Fermented Foods 📊 Personalized Nutrition

Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine

by Ronald F. Schmid N.D. • 1987

Ten times the vitamins, zero chronic disease. The traditional food wisdom modern diets abandoned.

4.20

119

🥘 Traditional Diets 🦴 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Weston A Price 💊 Food As Medicine 🥬 Raw Foods

Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine Summary

Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine 95%

Ten times the vitamins, zero chronic disease. The traditional food wisdom modern diets abandoned.

by Ronald F. Schmid N.D. 1987

4.20

119 ratings

🥘 Traditional Diets 🦴 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Weston A Price 💊 Food As Medicine 🥬 Raw Foods

The Case Against Sugar

by Gary Taubes • 2016

Sugar was identified as a dietary villain, buried by industry, and the evidence has resurfaced.

3.84

11k+

🕵️ Food Industry Exposé 🍬 Hidden Sugars 🏭 Corporate Malfeasance 🌍 Colonial Commodities 🧁 Addictive Eating

The Case Against Sugar 95%

Sugar was identified as a dietary villain, buried by industry, and the evidence has resurfaced.

by Gary Taubes 2016

3.84

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Food Industry Exposé 🍬 Hidden Sugars 🏭 Corporate Malfeasance 🌍 Colonial Commodities 🧁 Addictive Eating

Life Without Bread

by Christian B. Allan • 2000

A doctor tracked one number for forty years: 72 daily carb grams. The diseases it reversed.

3.99

214

🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🧬 Ancestral Health 💉 Insulin Resistance 🔥 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Healing

Life Without Bread 95%

A doctor tracked one number for forty years: 72 daily carb grams. The diseases it reversed.

by Christian B. Allan 2000

3.99

214 ratings

🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🧬 Ancestral Health 💉 Insulin Resistance 🔥 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Healing

The Bad Food Bible

by Aaron E. Carroll • 2017

Butter, eggs, gluten, GMOs: the science against them is mostly noise, not signal.

4.07

1k+

🥚 Nutrition Myths 🔬 Dietary Science 📊 Research Literacy ⚖️ Dietary Moderation 🧈 Saturated Fat Debate

The Bad Food Bible 95%

Butter, eggs, gluten, GMOs: the science against them is mostly noise, not signal.

by Aaron E. Carroll 2017

4.07

1k+ ratings

🥚 Nutrition Myths 🔬 Dietary Science 📊 Research Literacy ⚖️ Dietary Moderation 🧈 Saturated Fat Debate

Good Calories, Bad Calories

by Gary Taubes • 2004

Fat was framed. Obesity and chronic disease are driven by sugar and refined carbs, not dietary fat.

4.17

10k+

🕰️ Nutrition History 🥩 Dietary Fat Debate 🍬 Sugar Metabolism 🥑 Low-Carb Movement 🩸 Insulin And Health

Good Calories, Bad Calories 95%

Fat was framed. Obesity and chronic disease are driven by sugar and refined carbs, not dietary fat.

by Gary Taubes 2004

4.17

10k+ ratings

🕰️ Nutrition History 🥩 Dietary Fat Debate 🍬 Sugar Metabolism 🥑 Low-Carb Movement 🩸 Insulin And Health

The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living

by Jeff S. Volek • 2011

The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.

4.21

2k+

🩸 Metabolic Health 🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🧬 Ancestral Health 🫀 Insulin Resistance 🧈 Saturated Fat

The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Summary

The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living 95%

The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.

by Jeff S. Volek 2011

4.21

2k+ ratings

🩸 Metabolic Health 🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🧬 Ancestral Health 🫀 Insulin Resistance 🧈 Saturated Fat

Mi dieta cojea

by Aitor Sánchez • 2016

The Spanish food pyramid was built by industry; breakfast is optional; and fat isn't the enemy.

3.93

1k+

🥜 Nutrition Myths 🏭 Food Industry Critique 🔢 Calorie Counting 🥗 Food Quality 🔬 Evidence-Based Nutrition

Mi dieta cojea 94%

The Spanish food pyramid was built by industry; breakfast is optional; and fat isn't the enemy.

by Aitor Sánchez 2016

3.93

1k+ ratings

🥜 Nutrition Myths 🏭 Food Industry Critique 🔢 Calorie Counting 🥗 Food Quality 🔬 Evidence-Based Nutrition

The Gut-Immune Connection

by Emeran Mayer • 2021

Chronic disease spiked because we stopped feeding our gut microbes. The repair starts with soil.

3.84

468

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🥗 Plant-Based Nutrition ⏱️ Time-Restricted Eating 🌱 Soil Health

The Gut-Immune Connection 94%

Chronic disease spiked because we stopped feeding our gut microbes. The repair starts with soil.

by Emeran Mayer 2021

3.84

468 ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🥗 Plant-Based Nutrition ⏱️ Time-Restricted Eating 🌱 Soil Health

Farmacology

by Daphne Miller • 2013

How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.

4.28

1k+

🌱 Soil Health 🚜 Food Systems 🦠 Microbiome Health 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Systems Thinking

Farmacology 94%

How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.

by Daphne Miller 2013

4.28

1k+ ratings

🌱 Soil Health 🚜 Food Systems 🦠 Microbiome Health 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Systems Thinking

How to Heal Your Metabolism

by Kate Deering • 2015

Heal your metabolism with butter, fruit, and sugar, and stop choking down kale.

4.16

974

🫀 Metabolic Health 🧪 Nutritional Science 🍽️ Dietary Therapy 🥑 Anti-Inflammatory Diets ⚖️ Hormone Balance

How to Heal Your Metabolism 94%

Heal your metabolism with butter, fruit, and sugar, and stop choking down kale.

by Kate Deering 2015

4.16

974 ratings

🫀 Metabolic Health 🧪 Nutritional Science 🍽️ Dietary Therapy 🥑 Anti-Inflammatory Diets ⚖️ Hormone Balance

Lore of Nutrition

by Noakes Tim • 2018

A tweet about low-carb diets got him prosecuted. The trial put nutrition orthodoxy on the stand.

4.33

165

🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🩸 Insulin Resistance 🧈 Cholesterol Skepticism 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition 🏭 Industry Influence

Lore of Nutrition 94%

A tweet about low-carb diets got him prosecuted. The trial put nutrition orthodoxy on the stand.

by Noakes Tim 2018

4.33

165 ratings

🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🩸 Insulin Resistance 🧈 Cholesterol Skepticism 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition 🏭 Industry Influence

Wheat Belly

by William Davis • 2011

Eliminate one grain, lose the belly fat, and reverse chronic inflammation without calorie counting.

3.73

31k+

🍞 Wheat-Free Diets 🩸 Blood Sugar Control 🧠 Food Addiction 🍔 Processed Food Critique 🦴 Ancestral Health

Wheat Belly 94%

Eliminate one grain, lose the belly fat, and reverse chronic inflammation without calorie counting.

by William Davis 2011

3.73

31k+ ratings

🍞 Wheat-Free Diets 🩸 Blood Sugar Control 🧠 Food Addiction 🍔 Processed Food Critique 🦴 Ancestral Health

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