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sarahlove909's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
ozsonja's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
sheltoes86's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
dcd220's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent book that debunks food myths. Dr. Wolrich teases through the science of each claim without reading like a research article. There is enough nuance acknowledged to move away from black or white thinking when it comes to food and health. Hopefully this can shed more light on why the phrase "food is medicine" is so harmful.
jovia1947's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
3.75
This food debunks food and nutrition myths and gives an outlook on diet culture and the weight stigma that we have as a society. I can say it is a good read for those who want information on diet culture and weight myths but if you are looking for nutrition advice you wont get that much
margaret_hovestadt's review against another edition
3.0
Very informative. It was an interesting read which taught me a lot. It also changed my perspective on some things.
fleshemoji's review against another edition
5.0
Another Jameela Jamil-enabled find, courtesy of her podcast, and a good, backed-up essay on why equating food with medicine is dangerous, and just plain wrong.
If you are not new to the nutribollocks, to use Dr. Joshua Wolrich's own term, rampant in the diet industry, perhaps not much in this book will come as a surprise, or indeed qualify as new information, however it does address the main claims and at the very least, I found it helpful to have everything collected in one easy to refer to book. Especially with so much value being sunk into food (a necessity and, unfortunately, a luxury to so many around the world still), it's really important in my opinion to really take away words like "clean", "skinny" etc. from something we rely on in order to develop and function properly. No one peddling a new fad diet ever tells you just how much wonderful stuff your body does for you, RIGHT NOW, no matter your size, and I think any context that seeks to change you by making you feel you are not a worthy, valuable human from the get-go, and disguise it as for your own good, is sleazy and downright unacceptable.
Dr. Wolrich holds no space for that, and is very transparent with his own journey getting to a Health at Every Size approach from someone who used to fall for all that diet crap hook, line, and sinker. This frankly is very refreshing (I mean, if anything, not enough medical professionals are aware of their fatphobia and that just leads to inappropriate standards of care for heavier patients, which is NOT OKAY). This book is a safe space to read about these issues and understand how much your anxiety is being preyed upon if you find conversations about weight and food choices difficult and/or triggering.
If you are not new to the nutribollocks, to use Dr. Joshua Wolrich's own term, rampant in the diet industry, perhaps not much in this book will come as a surprise, or indeed qualify as new information, however it does address the main claims and at the very least, I found it helpful to have everything collected in one easy to refer to book. Especially with so much value being sunk into food (a necessity and, unfortunately, a luxury to so many around the world still), it's really important in my opinion to really take away words like "clean", "skinny" etc. from something we rely on in order to develop and function properly. No one peddling a new fad diet ever tells you just how much wonderful stuff your body does for you, RIGHT NOW, no matter your size, and I think any context that seeks to change you by making you feel you are not a worthy, valuable human from the get-go, and disguise it as for your own good, is sleazy and downright unacceptable.
Dr. Wolrich holds no space for that, and is very transparent with his own journey getting to a Health at Every Size approach from someone who used to fall for all that diet crap hook, line, and sinker. This frankly is very refreshing (I mean, if anything, not enough medical professionals are aware of their fatphobia and that just leads to inappropriate standards of care for heavier patients, which is NOT OKAY). This book is a safe space to read about these issues and understand how much your anxiety is being preyed upon if you find conversations about weight and food choices difficult and/or triggering.
rachmellow's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
albloomy's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dr Josh writes about how garbage diet culture is from a place of knowledge, deep understanding and science backed research.
The book is written in accessible language and broken down into discreet chapters on the different topics covered. It was easy to read and follow without needing too much time needed to digest the information as with some non fiction books.
This book is an excellent antidote to the nonsense of flat tummy teas and bikini body challenges of social media.
Dr Josh writes about how garbage diet culture is from a place of knowledge, deep understanding and science backed research.
The book is written in accessible language and broken down into discreet chapters on the different topics covered. It was easy to read and follow without needing too much time needed to digest the information as with some non fiction books.
This book is an excellent antidote to the nonsense of flat tummy teas and bikini body challenges of social media.