In Search of the Optimal Human Diet: A Layperson's Guide to Nutritional Science

The world of diet advice is crowded with bold claims, conflicting headlines, and passionate opinions. Paleo or plant-based? Low-carb or high-carb? Supplements or whole foods?

In Search of the Optimal Human Diet takes readers beyond trends and into the science itself. This comprehensive yet accessible guide traces the history of nutritional science-from early experimental discoveries in the eighteenth century to modern, technology-driven metabolic research. Along the way, readers gain insight...