Books! what are some nutrition books that helped you?

kiela64

Thank you everyone, I bought Blue Zones, Cook This Not That: 350-calorie Meals, Losing It, Vegan for Her, and Diet Cults! I have a wishlist of some of the others, but I'm sure this is enough reference to start me going for the next month or so thank you!!!

azironasun

"The Skinny: On Losing Weight Without Being Hungry" by Dr. Louis Aronne.
This book explains why the consumption of fast digesting carbs, like refined flour and sugar, trigger rebound hunger, leaving you hungry all the time and leading to weight gain. It explains why the consumption of protein keeps your hunger at bay while fat and slow digesting carbs like vegetables and fruit help regulate your hunger.
The book has been a godsend for me.

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Mycophilia

I just noticed that the second book I linked to has a massive Black Friday discount going (ends on Monday). 1$ is basically free lol.

dewd2

OP - I would suggest reading Diet Cults first before you get some of the books in this thread. The woo is strong with some of them....

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kiela64

dewd2 wrote: »

OP - I would suggest reading Diet Cults first before you get some of the books in this thread. The woo is strong with some of them....

Yeah, it's absolutely on my list. My approach is - no 'diet' is perfect. The evidence shows that the diet that works for you is the best diet (provided it isn't deficient in an important nutrient). All books represent an opinion and a perspective. I am not looking to find a 'holy grail' diet/product/way of life. I'm looking to find some interesting anecdotes and strategies to test out.

I'm a fairly skeptical person by nature, I don't think the cults will get me, lol XD I also said which ones I've bought, if you're worried or have any critiques feel free to pass them on!

JerSchmare wrote: »

Any book that preaches about food isn’t worth my time. They all have their own agenda. I just want to know how to cook food. I can deal with nutrition on my own.

So generally, I just google things, like, “how to make chocolate chip cookies”

Yeah, if you have that ability to 'deal with nutrition on your own', cool. That doesn't mean nutrition comes naturally to everyone. Some people are organized and other people live in a constant mess. There are areas of thought that make sense to some people, like yourself, that do not make sense to other people, like me. It's not bad to want to learn things you don't understand.

It's not about books that are 'preaching about food'. It's finding more information on things that work for other people, ways of thinking that are different from mine - because mine is clearly not great. Not all sources are equal, in print or online, obviously. Not every cookie recipe that you will find will make nice tasting cookies. But that doesn't mean that asking the question or searching for more information is somehow pointless. There is a thread here because we have the purpose of asking questions and giving answers about nutrition, in a forum context. Books are another context. They are not lesser.

You google for a recipe, so clearly you know what the process is of searching for information. Why is my question less valid than yours?

artbyrachelh

"French Women don't get fat", and her sequel "a food for all seasons" or something like that.

Also loved "get the sugar out", though purely for its eye-opening value. I still eat sugar.

redowdy

"Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us" by Michael Moss is an excellent report on the sad state of processed foods, and their direct relationship to various health issues.

pumasareace

debtay123 wrote: »

My favorite book on nutrition is:
"You are what you eat" by Dr. Gillian Mckeith- got it off amazon and it is really excellent- whole foods , healthy and nutrition and she answers the question of which foods and healthy and how they help you-

Let Food be your medicine" by Dr. Don Colbert is also excellent
Both have helped me tremendously in learning about healthy eating as a whole.

Gillian McKeith, oh no! She is a quack and is NOT a doctor, or nutritionist or dietitian or anything even remotely medical, she got her 'PhD' online from some random unaccredited college in the USA by sending off a cheque!

Please don't follow her advice as it's not based on science or peer reviewed literature. She ended up in a LOT of trouble in the UK and had her TV show pulled as she was lying and misleading people. Also, have a look at her, does she look healthy.....?!?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/12/advertising.food

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/jun/12/foodanddrink.features


As for my books -

Ketogenic Bible
Primal Blueprint

Wetcoaster

pumasareace wrote: »

debtay123 wrote: »

My favorite book on nutrition is:
"You are what you eat" by Dr. Gillian Mckeith- got it off amazon and it is really excellent- whole foods , healthy and nutrition and she answers the question of which foods and healthy and how they help you-

Let Food be your medicine" by Dr. Don Colbert is also excellent
Both have helped me tremendously in learning about healthy eating as a whole.

Gillian McKeith, oh no! She is a quack and is NOT a doctor, or nutritionist or dietitian or anything even remotely medical, she got her 'PhD' online from some random unaccredited college in the USA by sending off a cheque!

Please don't follow her advice as it's not based on science or peer reviewed literature. She ended up in a LOT of trouble in the UK and had her TV show pulled as she was lying and misleading people. Also, have a look at her, does she look healthy.....?!?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/12/advertising.food

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/jun/12/foodanddrink.features


As for my books -

Ketogenic Bible
Primal Blueprint

You talk about science yet list Ketogenic Bible and Primal Blueprint as your books.

ok.

pumasareace

I guess it goes without saying that you have read them both from cover to cover....

janejellyroll

pumasareace wrote: »

debtay123 wrote: »

My favorite book on nutrition is:
"You are what you eat" by Dr. Gillian Mckeith- got it off amazon and it is really excellent- whole foods , healthy and nutrition and she answers the question of which foods and healthy and how they help you-

Let Food be your medicine" by Dr. Don Colbert is also excellent
Both have helped me tremendously in learning about healthy eating as a whole.

Gillian McKeith, oh no! She is a quack and is NOT a doctor, or nutritionist or dietitian or anything even remotely medical, she got her 'PhD' online from some random unaccredited college in the USA by sending off a cheque!

Please don't follow her advice as it's not based on science or peer reviewed literature. She ended up in a LOT of trouble in the UK and had her TV show pulled as she was lying and misleading people. Also, have a look at her, does she look healthy.....?!?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/12/advertising.food

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/jun/12/foodanddrink.features


As for my books -

Ketogenic Bible
Primal Blueprint

I think using pictures of someone in an attempt to discredit their ideas is so tacky. Why not just address her ideas?

I'm sure the internet would turn up unfortunate looking pictures of ketogenic/primal advocates too and we often have no idea what personal health-related issues a public figure may be dealing with.

dewd2

pumasareace wrote: »

I guess it goes without saying that you have read them both from cover to cover....

No thanks.

kiela64

dewd2 wrote: »

This is the one I have - https://www.amazon.com/Cook-This-Awesome-350-Calorie-Meals/dp/1605291471. I found it a discount store. I flipped though it and thought it looked interesting.

I recommend the first one as well. I understand it may rub you the wrong way based on existing bias but if you really want to be open minded, it is worth the read. FWIW, I also have low carb, atkins, keto, paleo, and who knows what else books. I don't care at all about the nonsense in them. I only get them for the recipes (at the same discount store).

This one finally arrived. I ordered it ages ago. It looks quite good, I love the writing and the no-nonsense tone. However I am....rather terrified of cooking meat. And I think nearly every recipe is meat-based. I like eating meat sometimes, but I may not use these recipes. I might pass it on to a friend that likes to eat meat dishes daily. But I am going to read the written parts first and I am glad I found it. Maybe one of their other books in this series will be more useful for me.

Thank you very much for this recommendation!