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Fat Chance
New York Times Bestseller
Robert Lustig’s 90-minute YouTube video “Sugar: The Bitter Truth”, has been viewed more than three million times. Now, in this much anticipated book, he documents the science and the politics that has led to the pandemic of chronic disease over the last 30 years.
In the late 1970s when the government mandated we get the fat out of our food, the food industry responded by pouring more sugar in. The result has been a perfect storm, disastrously altering our biochemistry and driving our eating habits out of our control.
To help us lose weight and recover our health, Lustig presents personal strategies to readjust the key hormones that regulate hunger, reward, and stress; and societal strategies to improve the health of the next generation. Compelling, controversial, and completely based in science, Fat Chance debunks the widely held notion to prove “a calorie is NOT a calorie”, and takes that science to its logical conclusion to improve health worldwide.
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Reviews
I’ve always struggled with my eating habits starting from my mid20s on. I’ve tried all the diets and they’ve worked for short term success but this book taught me that in order to achieve real success with health is to eat whole foods with lots and lots of fiber. The author then goes into detail about how the government is not doing anything about this predicament. Real change needs to occur in order to stop metabolic syndrome and many diseases associated with sugar and processed foods.
By Random Jon
Finally a book about food that isn't only opinion, observation, or "it worked for me so it'll work for everyone." I appreciate Lustig's clear use of peer-reviewed science and simple admissions when he writes his opinion. This book has made me far more passionate about controlling my food environment and the environment of those I love. What's happening to our general population is sad and sickening. This book is a step in the right direction.
By ModelRocket
This book explains many truths that I’d started to suspect: juice makes me fat, why acutally too much alcohol is bad. But more importantly it ties all together eg lactose sugar is ok , fructose is not : mix your carbs with fibre to neutralize them. Also I’m lucky, I get to live in Thailand. I knew the diet there was not kiling me. Now I know why. Fresh markets, meats and vegetables.. lots of rice (bad) but there is lots of fibre is taken simultaneously. Wow, wow. How can I be 51 years old and have just heard this for the first time?
By Mchael B
This book is a page turner. This should be obligate reading for everyone in America.
By Bignole88
Incredible book, a must read to truly understand how foods affect your weight, health and how your body reacts to them, the best weapon anyone who is struggling with weight loss can have in their arsenal. To learn more about the book listen to the author's Diane Rehm interview on NPR.
By Johan Mastropiero