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The Truth About Food: What You Eat Can Change Your Life
by Jill Fullerton-Smith
from Bloomsbury USA

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• The truth about food
  This is a fantastic book. Not merely a laundry list of good for you food. It tells you why and makes it very interesting.

• The Truth About Food -- I love this book!
  This book was made into a Discovery Health 6-part series narrated by Mehmet Oz. I only caught two hours of it. It piqued my interest and when I saw there was a book, I had to have it. Even though I don't work as a scientist, I think like one. I have a biology degree from college and I don't just take someone's word on something -- I have to have actual, tangible, written-down proof. The thing I love about this book is the fact that they did actual experiments with "control" groups and groups of human... more info

• A useful resource attractively published
  This book is the reader's version of a 6-part TV special on, I believe, the Discovery Channel, each part of the volume reflecting the content of one of those 6 shows. In Jill Fullerton-Smith's words, the book (page 8) "reveals the real science of food using the latest research from leaders in the field of nutrition, alongside original and sometimes groundbreaking experiments that we carried out especially for the series."
  The content of the book begins, appropriately enough, with a quick tour of the... more info

• Very clear presentation of material
  The book "The Truth about Food" is the book presenting the material that could be seen on the TV-series of the same name that was run by the BBC. While the series was mildly funny and informative to some degree, it was "reality TV" with hidden camera's monitoring children's and adults' eating patterns. OK, I don't like reality TV and will now review the book.
  Many of us have found ourselves in this situation. You want to live longer, improve your fitness level, improve in your particular sport or want... more info

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