Allan Ford

The Ultimate Anti Diet Allan Ford

R??l??m ??ur t?m?, m?n??, health, ?nd h????n??? from our toxic diet ?ultur? w?th groundbreaking strategies from a r?g??t?r?d dietitian, journalist, ?nd h??t ?f th? "F??d P???h" podcast. 68 ??r??nt ?f Americans h?v? d??t?d at ??m? ???nt ?n th??r lives. But upwards of 90% of people wh? ?nt?nt??n?ll? l??? weight gain ?t b??k w?th?n f?v? years. And ?? m?n? ?? 66% of ????l? who ?mb?rk ?n w??ght-l??? ?ff?rt? end u? g??n?ng m?r? w??ght th?n they l??t. If dieting is so clearly ?n?ff??t?v?, wh? ?r? w? so ?b?????d w?th ?t? Th? ?ul?r?t ?? diet ?ultur?, a ???t?m of beliefs th?t equates thinness t? h??lth and moral v?rtu?, promotes weight l??? ?? a m??n? ?f attaining h?gh?r ?t?tu?, and d?m?n?z?? ??rt??n w??? ?f ??t?ng wh?l? elevating ?th?r?. It'? ??x??t, r????t, ?nd ?l?????t, ??t th?? w?? ?f thinking ?b?ut f??d and b?d??? is ?? ?mb?dd?d ?n the f?br?? of ?ur ?????t? th?t ?t ??n b? h?rd to r???gn?z?. It m???u?r?d?? ?? h??lth, w?lln???, ?nd fitness, and f?r ??m?, it ?? ?ll-??n?um?ng. In Ant?-D??t, Christy H?rr???n t?k?? on d??t ?ultur? ?nd th? multi-billion-dollar ?ndu?tr??? th?t ?r?f?t fr?m it, ?x????ng all th? w??? it robs ????l? ?f th??r time, m?n??, h??lth, and happiness. It will turn what ??u th?nk ??u kn?w about health and wellness u???d? d?wn, as H?rr???n ?x?l?r?? the h??t?r? of diet ?ultur?, h?w ?t'? ?nf?ltr?t?d th? h??lth ?nd w?lln??? world, h?w t? recognize ?t ?n ?ll ?t? sneaky f?rm?, ?nd how l?tt?ng g? ?f ?ff?rt? to l??? w??ght ?r eat "??rf??tl?" actually h?l?? to ?m?r?v? ????l?'? h??lth -- n? matter their ??z?. Drawing ?n scientific r????r?h, personal ?x??r??n??, and ?t?r??? from ??t??nt? and ??ll??gu??, Ant?-D??t ?r?v?d?? a r?d???l ?lt?rn?t?v? to d??t culture, and h?l?? r??d?r? r??l??m th??r b?d???, minds, ?nd lives ?? th?? ??n focus ?n th? th?ng? that trul? m?tt?r. Th? b??k introduces the r??d?r to th? ??n???t ?f diet culture ?nd h?w it ?t??l? our t?m?, m?n??, well-being ?nd h????n???. D??t ?ultur? t?ll? us th?t w? n??d to b? th?n, ??t ?nl? "h??lth?" foods, ?v??d "unh??lth?" ?n??, ?nd, b? ?m?l???t??n, ?h?m? ?n??n? wh? d??? n?t bu? ?nt? th? d?gm?. H?rr???n shows herself as a g?ft?d wr?t?r ?n Anti-Diet, particularly ??rl? ?n ?n th? b??k. Unf?rtun?t?l?, too m?n? ?f th? l?t?r chapters ?r? repetitious ?nd d?v?lv? ?nt? ??m? h?r?ngu?? and f?ul l?ngu?g? th?t d?tr??t from r?th?r th?n ?nh?n?? h?r m??n m????g?. Despite th??? reservations, th? ?d??? ?nd ??n???t? that ?h? ?r???nt? ?r? well worth reading ?nd h??d?ng. H?r und?r?t?nd?ng of what ?? wr?ng w?th th? w?? we ??t in Am?r??? ?? much ?l???r t? reality than most b??k? on th? Am?r???n d??t.