| Description |
326 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
I. Gateway pseudoscience -- The Easter lapwing -- Detox diets -- Alkaline ash -- Regression to the mean -- II. When science goes wrong -- Coconut oil -- Sugar -- Paleo -- Antioxidants -- The remembering self -- III. The source of the outbreak -- The evolution of myths -- The power of ancient wisdom -- A history of quackery -- The genius of Science Columbo -- IV. The dark heart -- Relative risk -- Clean eating -- Eating disorders -- The GAPS diet -- Cancer -- V. The fight back -- Convenience foods -- Science and truth -- Fighting pseudoscience |
| Summary |
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, behavioural 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 |
| Notes |
"A Oneworld book" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Diet -- Psychological aspects.
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Diet.
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Dietetics -- Popular works.
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Fads -- Food.
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Food -- Psychological aspects.
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Food.
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Nutrition -- Popular works.
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Nutrition -- Psychological aspects.
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Nutrition -- Physiological aspects.
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Nutrition.
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| ISBN |
9781786072160 (paperback) |
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