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A Grain of Salt: The Science and Pseudoscience of What We Eat
Written by Dr. Joe Schwarcz
Narrated by Jonathan Yen
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A curated collection of new and updated Dr. Joe essays on food and nutrition
Of all the dietary and nutritional claims pitched to us, what can we believe? How does cinnamon affect your health? How splendid is Splenda? Should you buy farmed, wild, or canned food? What's fishy about fish-oil supplements? Will a diet of Twinkies and MM's lead to weight loss? Water from a tap or from a plastic bottle-which should you choose, and which is better for the environment? Should you carry your groceries home in plastic or brown paper? We all have questions, and Dr. Joe Schwarcz has the answers, some of which will astonish you.
Guaranteed to satisfy your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz separates fact from fiction in this collection of new and updated articles about what to eat, what not to eat, and how to recognize the scientific basis of food chemistry.
Of all the dietary and nutritional claims pitched to us, what can we believe? How does cinnamon affect your health? How splendid is Splenda? Should you buy farmed, wild, or canned food? What's fishy about fish-oil supplements? Will a diet of Twinkies and MM's lead to weight loss? Water from a tap or from a plastic bottle-which should you choose, and which is better for the environment? Should you carry your groceries home in plastic or brown paper? We all have questions, and Dr. Joe Schwarcz has the answers, some of which will astonish you.
Guaranteed to satisfy your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz separates fact from fiction in this collection of new and updated articles about what to eat, what not to eat, and how to recognize the scientific basis of food chemistry.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The reader was absolutely HORRIBLE! The content was interesting, but the snide and sarcastic tone of the reader made this torturous. A remarkable example of destructive voice casting.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Engaging and well researched source material accompanied by an easy to listen to voice. If you have an interest in food science or would just like to inform yourself on the facts and myths of foods this is for you.