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Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine

byRobert Lustig

Pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig argues that ultra-processed food damages metabolism and that modern medicine often treats resulting chronic diseases without addressing their causes. He explains insulin resistance, liver function, sugar, fiber, gut health, and the difference between feeding and nourishing the body. The book criticizes food manufacturing, misleading labels, pharmaceutical incentives, and health systems organized around profitable treatment. Lustig presents metabolic health as a cellular and societal problem rather than a failure of willpower, proposing changes in diet, medical practice, regulation, and public policy to reduce preventable illness.

Publisher

Harper Wave

Publication date

May 04, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

416

ISBN

9780063027718