This book is similar in style to Gary Taubes' book Why We Get Fat, although it is not as well written. This book would be best for medical professionals who want an inside look at where nutrition research comes from and how it then affects nutrition policy. This book is too dense for average lay person in my opinion. I am a wholistic nutrition professional and heard most of this information before. I agree with it, but have found better written books on the subject that would appeal to an average reader.

This was a very difficult book to get through. Heavy with scientific language and not enough examples of the ideas presented. I was interested in the question he posed about how to tell which nutritional facts were true since it seems there are many contrasting ideas on what good to eat. I don't think the author tackled that question fully. If you can appreciate a more scientific approach to nutrition this is a book for you. Just not my cup of tea.
Thank you Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.