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Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
by Giulia Enders
This is a nice little book for readers who normally shy away from medical based books.
It handles the science in a light, at times humorous way to make the medical explanations more palatable (pun intended).
I am a keen reader of medical non-fiction, so I prefer slightly more rigorous books on this type of topic (see [b:Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers|17333302|Grain Brain The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers|David Perlmutter|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1395680212l/17333302._SX50_.jpg|24064606]). Or investigative books that go out of their way to provide a plethora of trivia (see [b:Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal|18377999|Gulp Adventures on the Alimentary Canal|Mary Roach|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391866061l/18377999._SX50_.jpg|19216563]).
I had a slight issue with the author's brand of humor and the dumbed down writing style (but I am not the target audience so I get why it was written in this fashion) however, this was not a complete waste of time as I found the latter part of the book enjoyable.
Especially the sections on cholesterol and gut bacteria, the gut-brain connection as well as the chapter on dangerous bacteria like toxoplasmata. If you are a cat owner, you may want to Google this
It handles the science in a light, at times humorous way to make the medical explanations more palatable (pun intended).
I am a keen reader of medical non-fiction, so I prefer slightly more rigorous books on this type of topic (see [b:Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers|17333302|Grain Brain The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers|David Perlmutter|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1395680212l/17333302._SX50_.jpg|24064606]). Or investigative books that go out of their way to provide a plethora of trivia (see [b:Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal|18377999|Gulp Adventures on the Alimentary Canal|Mary Roach|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1391866061l/18377999._SX50_.jpg|19216563]).
I had a slight issue with the author's brand of humor and the dumbed down writing style (but I am not the target audience so I get why it was written in this fashion) however, this was not a complete waste of time as I found the latter part of the book enjoyable.
Especially the sections on cholesterol and gut bacteria, the gut-brain connection as well as the chapter on dangerous bacteria like toxoplasmata. If you are a cat owner, you may want to Google this