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starla's review
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
This book refutes a lot of BS claims about diet and food in a super accessible and informal way. I appreciated that the author explained some jargon in a handy table for us non-scientists. If you have struggled with disordered eating or receiving unsolicited dieting or weight loss advice I highly recommend it. I'm probably a bit further along in my journey of disentangling weight and food intake from health than the intended reader of this book - nonetheless I enjoyed reading it and learnt a lot!
CW for eating disorders and weight discussion - the author discusses his own disordered eating and attempts to lose weight in quite frank detail in the first chapter of the book.
CW for eating disorders and weight discussion - the author discusses his own disordered eating and attempts to lose weight in quite frank detail in the first chapter of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
girljames's review
3.0
I absolutely applaud the mission of this book. It is so helpful to have an expert explain in contemporary layman's language why wellness diets are crap. However sometimes I felt like the methodology or the logic was a bit questionable - especially the parts where the author of the book criticises people for trying to sell books.
aimsmeee's review
5.0
Felt like Joshua lined up all the nonsense you hear online about food and knocked it all down one by one - with citations for everything! Actual medical science! About food! Who'd have thought?
dilfpercyshelley's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
my first nonfiction of the year! what a crime!
i loved this book - it was informative yet equally segmented into bitesize (excuse the pun) chunks, often interwoven with basic biological information that most people are able to use as a stable grounding to build on their information. it was both wonderfully encouraging and incredible inclusive and gentle with the sensitive topics broached. what a genuinely interesting and enjoyable read!
i loved this book - it was informative yet equally segmented into bitesize (excuse the pun) chunks, often interwoven with basic biological information that most people are able to use as a stable grounding to build on their information. it was both wonderfully encouraging and incredible inclusive and gentle with the sensitive topics broached. what a genuinely interesting and enjoyable read!