Summary of Mark Schatzker's The End of Craving

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For the last fifty years, we have been fighting a losing war on food. We have cut fat, reduced carbs, eliminated sugar, and attempted every conceivable diet only to find that eighty-eight million American adults are prediabetic, more than a hundred million have high blood pressure, and nearly half now qualify as obese. The harder we try to control what we eat, the more unhealthy we become. Why?

Mark Schatzker has spent his career traveling the world in search of the answer. In The Dorito Effect, he revealed the startling relationship between flavor and nutrition. In Steak, he was one of the first authors to recognize the critical importance of regenerative agriculture. Now, in The End of Craving, he poses an even more profound question: What if the key to nutrition and good health lies not in resisting the primal urge to eat but in understanding its purpose?

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Nov 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638157687

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#1

In 1786, the German writer Johann von Goethe experienced a midlife crisis and began a passionate affair with a married woman. Nine months later, he left his wife and traveled to Italy, where he witnessed the first outbreak of pellagra.

#2

In the early 20th century, scientists still couldn’t agree on the cause of pellagra, and even disagreed on whether it was an infection or a parasite.

#3

The disease pellagra was identified in the early 20th century as being caused by a lack of niacin, which is an essential vitamin. It was only found in foods such as meat, milk, and corn.

#4

The government added niacin, thiamin, and iron to white flour in an attempt to cure pellagra in the 1940s, and it worked. Untold amounts of vitamins were now entering