Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs: The Simple Truth About Food, Weight, and Disease

The New York Times–bestselling author of The End of Overeating addresses the problem of processed carbohydrates—and how to reclaim our metabolic health.

It was once a revolutionary idea that seemed to offer so much promise. Instead has become the cause of a global health crisis: processed foods.

Starting in the mid-twentieth century, processed carbohydrates gradually became our main food source. For decades, no one questioned their effects. The focus was on fertile grassland, ideal for...