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The Angry Chef's Guide to Spotting Bullsh*t in the World of Food

Bad Science and the Truth About Healthy Eating

Audiobook
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1 of 1 copy available
Never before have we had so much information available to us about food and health. There's GAPS, paleo, detox, gluten-free, alkaline, the sugar conspiracy, clean eating . . . Unfortunately, a lot of it is not only wrong but actually harmful. So why do so many of us believe this bad science?
Assembling a crack team of psychiatrists, behavioral economists, food scientists, and dietitians, the Angry Chef unravels the mystery of why sensible, intelligent people are so easily taken in by the latest food fads, making brief detours for an expletive-laden rant. At the end of it all you'll have the tools to spot pseudoscience for yourself and the Angry Chef will be off for a nice cup of tea—and it will have two sugars in it, thank you very much.
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    • AudioFile Magazine
      It's difficult not to break into a smile when narrator Jonathan Cowley dons the persona of the Angry Chef and begins his tirade on ridiculous claims about food and diets. Speaking with a British accent, Cowley adds humor to author Anthony Warner's frustration and explanations of the pseudoscience that celebrities use as the basis for their diet plans. Cowley's enthusiastic expletives and facetious sotto voce comments effectively convey the Angry Chef's disgust at shameless claims by celebrities and charlatans. Cowley's narration is entertaining and makes this in-depth exploration of the the lies and false assertions about diets and nutrition, and tips on how we can regain a positive relationship with food, engaging as well as informative. M.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphone Award © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 19, 2018
      Blogger and professional chef Warner’s fascination “with how our diet affects our health” informs his entertainingly acerbic, and reassuringly commonsensical, attack on the myths and pseudoscience behind fad diets and food trends. Faced with a proliferation of unregulated advice available from celebs and self-proclaimed health gurus, Warner investigates a world “where scientific principles are completely discounted.” Taking on familiar, popular food regimens and recommendations—including gluten-free, sugar-free, detox, alkaline and paleo diets, coconut oil, antioxidants, and the bogus “Paltrow Science” of Goop—he systematically and humorously cuts through empty promises of dramatic weight loss and other hoped-for changes. Forays into the darker side of “nutri-nonsense” reveal the risks and false hopes represented by nutritional cures for serious conditions like autism and cancer. In an appendix, readers are advised to beware “experts” who espouse a food “philosophy,” blame illness on the individual, cite ancient wisdom and anecdotes as fact, or try to sell something. Dieters will finish Warner’s spirited guide newly on guard against snake-oil salespeople posing as health experts, and armed with Warner’s own, typically pragmatic advice: to embrace variety, try not to feel guilty about one’s diet, and eat everything in moderation.

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