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Summary: Don't let anyone tell you there is only ONE factor driving obesity (sugar, fat, insulin, sedentary behavior, etc.) because there are many. But take heart, understanding the complexity can help us take better control of our eating behaviors, our health, and maybe inspire a little self-compassion. This one's on me for being so late. Stephan Guyenet, PhD's book "The Hungry Brain" was published in February and I am reviewing it now. But don't be like me, get this book NO

Somehow I was distracted by finals or binge-watching period piece TV shows, but the novel Dietland, by Sarai Walker came out in May of 2015 and I missed it. If you also missed it, here is your second chance - pick this book up! I happened to read it via Audible and I thought the narration was excellent. Unlike the other books reviewed on this blog, Dietland is a novel. It follows the life of Plum, an advice letter ghost-writer for a teen magazine, as she saves up to have ga

This book and review are also featured in the post: Nutrition Summer Reading. For the other books I'm (attempting) to read this summer and for other folks' thoughts, pop over to the post to see! I have just completed reading "Ever Seen a Fat Fox?" and I have to say I was extremely impressed. This is NOT a light read- it contains an extensive lit review and a slightly more academic tone that is occasionally punctuated with Professor Mike Gibney's irreverent (and sometimes no

A little while ago I asked people to suggest books that would make great summer reading. The topic? Food & Nutrition, of course. Books suggested ran the gamut from healthy eating and diet fads to food history. If you read along, tweet your thoughts using #NutritionSummerReading and join the conversation! If you read them, please send along your thoughts (via email or Twitter) and I will add them to the book descriptions. Image from the Summer Reading Program at the Osage Cit

Welcome to the book review section of NutritionWonk, where we try to deconstruct popular diets by examining the science underlying the major claims. Introduction: Always Hungry and the Diet Book Literary Tradition Always Hungry, by Harvard endocrinologist Dr. David Ludwig, is the latest bestseller claiming to buck the conventional wisdom. Although plenty of diet books are written by MD’s, Dr. Ludwig is not a fad diet doctor. Dr. Ludwig has built a career of research and prac