The Gluten Lie, Alan Levinovitz, PhD
The Gluten Lie, Alan Levinovitz, PhD
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The Gluten Lie
And Other Myths About What You Eat

Author: Alan Levinovitz, PhD

Narrator: Barry Press

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/19/2015


Synopsis

Gluten. Salt. Sugar. Fat. These are the villains of the American diet—or so a host of doctors and nutritionists would have you believe. But the science is far from settled, and we are racing to eliminate wheat and corn syrup from our diets because we've been lied to. The truth is that almost all of us can put the buns back on our burgers and be just fine.

Remember when butter was the enemy? Now it's good for you. You may have lived through times when the Atkins Diet was good, then bad, and then good again; you may have wondered why all your friends cut down on salt or went Paleo; and you might even be thinking about cutting out wheat products from your own diet.

In this groundbreaking work, Alan Levinovitz, PhD, exposes the myths behind how we come to believe which foods are good and which are bad and points the way to a truly healthful life, free from anxiety about what we eat.

About Alan Levinovitz, PhD

Alan Levinovitz, PhD, is an assistant professor of Chinese philosophy and religion at James Madison University. His writing has appeared in Slate, Wired, the Believer, and the Millions, as well as in academic journals. Alan lives in Virginia with his family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Antonio on January 13, 2016

O livro vai bem até o fim, quando o autor começa a fazer a mesma lavagem cerebral que expõe durante o livro, mas com outro vilão. uma decepção... Sem verdadeiros dados científicos em momento algum The book is ok until the lasts chapters, when the author starts the sema brain wash he exposes thru out......more

Goodreads review by Antonia on May 29, 2015

Fascinating. Well written. Science-based. Highly entertaining. And a completely different perspective on diet fads and fantasies. Most refreshing. Prescriptions about what to eat and what not to eat have a lot in common with the dictates of religious cults, and the followers are no less fervent. Our......more

Goodreads review by Karolína on December 30, 2015

I really wanted to like this book. Like really REALLY. I think anyone familiar with social media nowadays must be annoyed by some of the self-appointed health gurus, who have a "simple fix" to all your problems. Just follow this diet, ups, its not called diet anymore, its LIFESTYLE now, and all your......more

Goodreads review by Atila on January 11, 2017

Alan Levinovitz é um professor que trabalha com filosofia e religião, o que contribui para um ponto de vista bem diferente sobre dietas. Ele encontra um fio condutor de fundo supersticioso que amarra a maioria das dietas, com elementos como alimentos com propriedades iguais (comer gordura = ficar co......more

Goodreads review by Ben on January 07, 2020

My record on food fussiness is well established. In short, I think we should eat just about everything with gratitude––even processed foods. Those who invoke the verse about our bodies being the temple of the Holy Ghost to justify their food anxieties and fears need the gentle correction of a holy r......more