The Truth About Fat

Why Obesity is Not that Simple

Anthony Warner

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Oneworld Publications
18 February 2019

Food & society; Dietetics & nutrition; Popular medicine & health; Diets & dieting

We are getting fat and sick in increasing numbers and it’s placing a devastating burden on our healthcare systems. Scientists in every field are desperate to explain this epidemic and stave off a modern health disaster. But what’s to blame? Carbs, fat or sugar? Gut microbes or genes? Laziness or poverty?

In The Truth About Fat, Anthony Warner scrutinises the explanations of academics, doctors, researchers and journalists. As he lays out the best evidence available, he rails against quack theories preying on the desperate and considers whether we are blaming our own bodies for other people's ignorance and cruelty. What remains is the unvarnished truth about one of the great preoccupations of our age.

By: Anthony Warner
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 592g
ISBN: 9781786075130
ISBN 10: 178607513X
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 18 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony Warner is a professional chef and writer. A regular contributor to New Scientist and The Pool, his work has been featured in the Guardian, Mail on Sunday and other publications. He lives in Nottinghamshire, blogs at angry-chef.com and you can follow him @One_Angry_Chef.

Reviews for The Truth About Fat: Why Obesity is Not that Simple

`Straight-up, factual and ruthlessly balanced, Warner takes no prisoners when it comes to cutting through the minefield of misconceptions in foodie media. Solid science served up with caustic wit. How can I be more like this guy?' -- James Wong, author of How to Eat Better `There are few subjects more prone to fads, waffle and outright nonsense than dieting. Warner is a fiery beacon of truth, burning through every popular myth, every half-baked diet fad and the legion peddlers of pseudoscientific guff that tell us how and what to eat. Anthony Warner is not the chef we deserve, but he certainly is the angry chef we need right now.' -- Adam Rutherford, author of The Book of Humans and A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived `An essential read for anyone who constantly worries about the modern obsession with diet and weight loss, even though it contains revelations that many will, ironically, find hard to swallow.' -- Dean Burnett, author of The Idiot Brain `Well-documented and accessible information and advice from an author who clearly loves food and cares about people.' * Kirkus *