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An Apple A Day
Joseph Schwarcz
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Description for An Apple A Day
Paperback. The media is full of advice about what we should eat and warnings about what we shouldn't. What should you believe-and how much of what you hear can you trust? In this title, the author dispels the confusion and applies his knowledge of food chemistry to the top food trends. It also looks at the real science behind losing weight. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
Cutting through the lies and confusion dished up on a daily basis by a sensationalized media, An Apple a Day serves up the truth about what you're putting into your body, and what it's doing to you. Bestselling author and chemistry professor Joseph Schwarz dismantles the misconceptions surrounding today's fad diets and food trends. With quick wit and scientific fact An Apple a Day will become your greatest defence against the continuous bombardment of conflicting information, and allow you to better understand the food you eat and the science behind it.
Cutting through the lies and confusion dished up on a daily basis by a sensationalized media, An Apple a Day serves up the truth about what you're putting into your body, and what it's doing to you. Bestselling author and chemistry professor Joseph Schwarz dismantles the misconceptions surrounding today's fad diets and food trends. With quick wit and scientific fact An Apple a Day will become your greatest defence against the continuous bombardment of conflicting information, and allow you to better understand the food you eat and the science behind it.
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851687268
SKU
V9781851687268
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99-50
About Joseph Schwarcz
Dr Joseph Schwarcz is director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society, Canada. He is the only non-American to win the American Chemical Society's prestigious Grady-Stack Award. Schwarcz is the author of six books and regularly appears on television and radio. He is a columnist for The Gazette (Montreal). Dr ... Read more
Reviews for An Apple A Day
A sensible, rational overview of the natural chemistry of what we eat.
BBC Focus
food science is made comprehensible, the fads deflated and the truth established
Lovereading.co.uk
An entertaining guide through the tangle of conflicting research studies, advertising claims, special interest groups, age-old myths and popular opinion that make diet a cloudy ... Read more
BBC Focus
food science is made comprehensible, the fads deflated and the truth established
Lovereading.co.uk
An entertaining guide through the tangle of conflicting research studies, advertising claims, special interest groups, age-old myths and popular opinion that make diet a cloudy ... Read more