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Magic Pill
by Johann Hari • 2024
Weight-loss drugs finally work. That they're needed at all indicts the food system they bypass.
4.26
9k+
Magic Pill Summary
Magic Pill 92%
Weight-loss drugs finally work. That they're needed at all indicts the food system they bypass.
by Johann Hari 2024
4.26
9k+ ratings
Why We Eat (Too Much)
by Andrew Jenkinson • 2020
Dieting tells your body to gain weight. A surgeon reveals the appetite hormones running the show.
4.22
3k+
Why We Eat (Too Much) Summary
Why We Eat (Too Much) 91%
Dieting tells your body to gain weight. A surgeon reveals the appetite hormones running the show.
by Andrew Jenkinson 2020
4.22
3k+ ratings
Forever Fat Loss
by Ari Whitten • 2014
Lower your body's weight thermostat and fat loss becomes automatic; no calorie war required.
3.85
371
Forever Fat Loss Summary
Forever Fat Loss 90%
Lower your body's weight thermostat and fat loss becomes automatic; no calorie war required.
by Ari Whitten 2014
3.85
371 ratings
Gene Eating
by Giles Yeo • 2018
The brain treats weight loss like starvation. A geneticist on why most diets ignore real biology.
4.23
886
Gene Eating Summary
Gene Eating 90%
The brain treats weight loss like starvation. A geneticist on why most diets ignore real biology.
by Giles Yeo 2018
4.23
886 ratings
The Hungry Brain
by Stephan Guyenet • 2017
An ancient brain optimized for scarcity keeps losing to engineered modern food.
4.04
3k+
The Hungry Brain Summary
The Hungry Brain 90%
An ancient brain optimized for scarcity keeps losing to engineered modern food.
by Stephan Guyenet 2017
4.04
3k+ ratings
The Ozempic Revolution
by Alexandra Sowa • 2025
Your body, not your willpower, drives obesity. A doctor's complete plan for GLP-1 weight loss.
4.22
639
The Ozempic Revolution Summary
The Ozempic Revolution 90%
Your body, not your willpower, drives obesity. A doctor's complete plan for GLP-1 weight loss.
by Alexandra Sowa 2025
4.22
639 ratings
Pierde grasa, gana vida
by Dra. Laura Bartolomé • 2025
Obesity isn't a willpower failure, and the newest drugs, habits, and biology prove it.
3.69
13
Pierde grasa, gana vida Summary
Pierde grasa, gana vida 90%
Obesity isn't a willpower failure, and the newest drugs, habits, and biology prove it.
by Dra. Laura Bartolomé 2025
3.69
13 ratings
Ravenous
by Henry Dimbleby • 2023
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
4.35
2k+
Ravenous Summary
Ravenous 90%
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
by Henry Dimbleby 2023
4.35
2k+ ratings
Metabolical
by Robert H. Lustig • 2021
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
4.25
7k+
Metabolical Summary
Metabolical 90%
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
by Robert H. Lustig 2021
4.25
7k+ ratings
Fat Chance
by Robert H. Lustig • 2012
Sugar isn't empty calories. It reprograms your hormones to store fat, leaving willpower outmatched.
4.18
7k+
Fat Chance Summary
Fat Chance 90%
Sugar isn't empty calories. It reprograms your hormones to store fat, leaving willpower outmatched.
by Robert H. Lustig 2012
4.18
7k+ ratings
Mindless Eating
by Brian Wansink • 2006
Your plate and your friends decide how much you eat. The fix is not a diet.
3.93
12k+
Mindless Eating Summary
Mindless Eating 90%
Your plate and your friends decide how much you eat. The fix is not a diet.
by Brian Wansink 2006
3.93
12k+ ratings
Body Respect
by Linda Bacon • 2014
BMI standards were written by the weight-loss industry, and dieting trains your body to gain weight.
4.19
2k+
Body Respect Summary
Body Respect 89%
BMI standards were written by the weight-loss industry, and dieting trains your body to gain weight.
by Linda Bacon 2014
4.19
2k+ ratings
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About
by Kevin Trudeau • 2012
The 1950s hormone protocol they buried: reset the gland that controls where your body stores fat.
2.96
363
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About Summary
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About 89%
The 1950s hormone protocol they buried: reset the gland that controls where your body stores fat.
by Kevin Trudeau 2012
2.96
363 ratings
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine
by David A. Kessler • 2025
Your food is engineered to addict you. The science, the drugs, and the unfinished revolution.
3.77
779
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine Summary
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine 89%
Your food is engineered to addict you. The science, the drugs, and the unfinished revolution.
by David A. Kessler 2025
3.77
779 ratings
Health At Every Size
by Linda Bacon • 2008
Weight stigma kills; dieting backfires. The biology-rooted case for health without the scale.
4.18
6k+
Health At Every Size Summary
Health At Every Size 89%
Weight stigma kills; dieting backfires. The biology-rooted case for health without the scale.
by Linda Bacon 2008
4.18
6k+ ratings
How to Lose Weight Well
by Xand van Tulleken • 2016
You cannot outrun a bad diet. The fix: vegetables, home cooking, a pantry without junk food.
3.94
236
How to Lose Weight Well Summary
How to Lose Weight Well 89%
You cannot outrun a bad diet. The fix: vegetables, home cooking, a pantry without junk food.
by Xand van Tulleken 2016
3.94
236 ratings
Feeding You Lies
by Vani Hari • 2019
They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.
4.15
1k+
Feeding You Lies Summary
Feeding You Lies 89%
They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.
by Vani Hari 2019
4.15
1k+ ratings
Ultra-processed People
by Chris van Tulleken • 2023
60% of what we eat is engineered to override satiety. Sugar and exercise were a distraction.
4.38
47k+
Ultra-processed People Summary
Ultra-processed People 89%
60% of what we eat is engineered to override satiety. Sugar and exercise were a distraction.
by Chris van Tulleken 2023
4.38
47k+ ratings
The Calorie Myth
by Jonathan Bailor • 2013
High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.
3.85
2k+
The Calorie Myth Summary
The Calorie Myth 89%
High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.
by Jonathan Bailor 2013
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Big Fat Surprise
by Nina Teicholz • 2014
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
4.28
7k+
The Big Fat Surprise Summary
The Big Fat Surprise 89%
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
by Nina Teicholz 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
"You Just Need to Lose Weight"
by Aubrey Gordon • 2023
Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.
4.32
12k+
"You Just Need to Lose Weight" Summary
"You Just Need to Lose Weight" 89%
Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.
by Aubrey Gordon 2023
4.32
12k+ ratings
The Case for Keto
by Gary Taubes • 2020
Calories don't cause obesity; a carbohydrate-triggered hormone does. The science of why fat sticks.
4.27
3k+
The Case for Keto Summary
The Case for Keto 89%
Calories don't cause obesity; a carbohydrate-triggered hormone does. The science of why fat sticks.
by Gary Taubes 2020
4.27
3k+ ratings
The 5 Factor Diet
by Harley Pasternak • 2004
A diet built from the habits of the world's healthiest cultures: five meals, one free day.
3.35
248
The 5 Factor Diet Summary
The 5 Factor Diet 89%
A diet built from the habits of the world's healthiest cultures: five meals, one free day.
by Harley Pasternak 2004
3.35
248 ratings
The Psychology of Dieting
by Jane Ogden • 2018
Dieting creates the cravings it's meant to control. A psychologist's path out of that paradox.
3.34
32
The Psychology of Dieting Summary
The Psychology of Dieting 89%
Dieting creates the cravings it's meant to control. A psychologist's path out of that paradox.
by Jane Ogden 2018
3.34
32 ratings
Hooked
by Michael Moss • 2021
Your brain rewards sugar faster than nicotine. Food companies design products around that fact.
3.80
5k+
Hooked Summary
Hooked 89%
Your brain rewards sugar faster than nicotine. Food companies design products around that fact.
by Michael Moss 2021
3.80
5k+ ratings
The Case Against Sugar
by Gary Taubes • 2016
Sugar was identified as a dietary villain, buried by industry, and the evidence has resurfaced.
3.84
11k+
The Case Against Sugar Summary
The Case Against Sugar 89%
Sugar was identified as a dietary villain, buried by industry, and the evidence has resurfaced.
by Gary Taubes 2016
3.84
11k+ ratings
The Great Plant-Based Con
by Jayne Buxton • 2022
The data against meat is mostly weak associations. The fortune behind the plant-based push is not.
3.52
343
The Great Plant-Based Con Summary
The Great Plant-Based Con 89%
The data against meat is mostly weak associations. The fortune behind the plant-based push is not.
by Jayne Buxton 2022
3.52
343 ratings
Food Intelligence
by Julia Belluz • 2025
Ultra-processed food makes you eat 500 extra calories daily, and willpower is not the answer
3.86
906
Food Intelligence Summary
Food Intelligence 89%
Ultra-processed food makes you eat 500 extra calories daily, and willpower is not the answer
by Julia Belluz 2025
3.86
906 ratings
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Richie Chevat • 2015
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
4.03
4k+
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 89%
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
by Richie Chevat 2015
4.03
4k+ ratings
Anti-Diet
by Christy Harrison • 2019
98 percent of diets fail. The epidemic was fabricated, and weight stigma is the real damage.
4.26
8k+
Anti-Diet Summary
Anti-Diet 89%
98 percent of diets fail. The epidemic was fabricated, and weight stigma is the real damage.
by Christy Harrison 2019
4.26
8k+ ratings
Movement Matters
by Katy Bowman • 2016
Movement is biology, not exercise. The true cost of outsourcing it reaches beyond your body.
4.28
850
Movement Matters Summary
Movement Matters 89%
Movement is biology, not exercise. The true cost of outsourcing it reaches beyond your body.
by Katy Bowman 2016
4.28
850 ratings
Food Sanity
by David Ross Friedman • 2018
Milk, red meat, and Paleo: three food claims a doctor dismantles, and what to eat instead.
3.75
118
Food Sanity Summary
Food Sanity 89%
Milk, red meat, and Paleo: three food claims a doctor dismantles, and what to eat instead.
by David Ross Friedman 2018
3.75
118 ratings
Sugar Nation
by Jeff O'Connell • 2011
After a prediabetes diagnosis, one journalist found a reversal protocol his doctor never mentioned.
3.55
822
Sugar Nation Summary
Sugar Nation 89%
After a prediabetes diagnosis, one journalist found a reversal protocol his doctor never mentioned.
by Jeff O'Connell 2011
3.55
822 ratings
The Obesity Paradox
by Carl J. Lavie • 2014
Thin and unfit is riskier than overweight and active. A cardiologist's case against the scale.
3.69
177
The Obesity Paradox Summary
The Obesity Paradox 89%
Thin and unfit is riskier than overweight and active. A cardiologist's case against the scale.
by Carl J. Lavie 2014
3.69
177 ratings
Burn
by Herman Pontzer • 2021
Your body has a fixed daily calorie cap. The weight loss answer is evolutionary, not dietary.
4.12
4k+
Burn Summary
Burn 89%
Your body has a fixed daily calorie cap. The weight loss answer is evolutionary, not dietary.
by Herman Pontzer 2021
4.12
4k+ ratings
Diagnosis
by Jane M. Hightower • 2008
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
3.53
34
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis 89%
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
by Jane M. Hightower 2008
3.53
34 ratings
Deep Nutrition
by Catherine Shanahan • 2008
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
4.20
6k+
Deep Nutrition Summary
Deep Nutrition 89%
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
by Catherine Shanahan 2008
4.20
6k+ ratings
Wheat Belly
by William Davis • 2011
Eliminate one grain, lose the belly fat, and reverse chronic inflammation without calorie counting.
3.73
31k+
Wheat Belly Summary
Wheat Belly 89%
Eliminate one grain, lose the belly fat, and reverse chronic inflammation without calorie counting.
by William Davis 2011
3.73
31k+ ratings
What to Eat Now
by Marion Nestle • 2025
Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.
4.04
292
What to Eat Now Summary
What to Eat Now 89%
Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.
by Marion Nestle 2025
4.04
292 ratings
Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs
by David A. Kessler • 2020
Fast carbs hit your bloodstream before your gut can tell your brain you've eaten.
3.94
367
Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs Summary
Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs 89%
Fast carbs hit your bloodstream before your gut can tell your brain you've eaten.
by David A. Kessler 2020
3.94
367 ratings
Whole
by T. Colin Campbell • 2013
Nutrition science reduced food to nutrients and missed the whole. The real medicine was buried.
3.90
7k+
Whole Summary
Whole 89%
Nutrition science reduced food to nutrients and missed the whole. The real medicine was buried.
by T. Colin Campbell 2013
3.90
7k+ ratings
Real Food
by Nina Planck • 2006
The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.
4.04
5k+
Real Food Summary
Real Food 89%
The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.
by Nina Planck 2006
4.04
5k+ ratings
The Obesity Code
by Jason Fung • 2016
One hormone locks away fat; eating less cannot touch it. The schedule that turns it off.
4.36
39k+
The Obesity Code Summary
The Obesity Code 89%
One hormone locks away fat; eating less cannot touch it. The schedule that turns it off.
by Jason Fung 2016
4.36
39k+ ratings
Always Hungry?
by David Ludwig • 2015
Your body starves while your fat cells hoard calories. Stop the cycle with the right food choices.
3.70
3k+
Always Hungry? Summary
Always Hungry? 88%
Your body starves while your fat cells hoard calories. Stop the cycle with the right food choices.
by David Ludwig 2015
3.70
3k+ ratings
The Cheese Trap
by Neal D. Barnard • 1992
Cheese hides an opiate-like trap that fattens and sickens; here's how to escape.
4.14
1k+
The Cheese Trap Summary
The Cheese Trap 88%
Cheese hides an opiate-like trap that fattens and sickens; here's how to escape.
by Neal D. Barnard 1992
4.14
1k+ ratings
We Are the Weather
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
3.69
17k+
We Are the Weather Summary
We Are the Weather 88%
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019
3.69
17k+ ratings
Good Calories, Bad Calories
by Gary Taubes • 2004
Fat was framed. Obesity and chronic disease are driven by sugar and refined carbs, not dietary fat.
4.17
10k+
Good Calories, Bad Calories Summary
Good Calories, Bad Calories 88%
Fat was framed. Obesity and chronic disease are driven by sugar and refined carbs, not dietary fat.
by Gary Taubes 2004
4.17
10k+ ratings
Unshrinking
by Kate Manne • 2024
Dieting fails almost everyone; the real threat to fat people is stigma, not fat itself.
4.16
2k+
Unshrinking Summary
Unshrinking 88%
Dieting fails almost everyone; the real threat to fat people is stigma, not fat itself.
by Kate Manne 2024
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Dorito Effect
by Mark Schatzker • 2015
We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.
4.01
9k+
The Dorito Effect Summary
The Dorito Effect 88%
We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.
by Mark Schatzker 2015
4.01
9k+ ratings
Food Rules
by Catherine Shanahan • 2010
What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.
4.18
422
Food Rules Summary
Food Rules 88%
What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.
by Catherine Shanahan 2010
4.18
422 ratings
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