Léo Varnet a publié une critique de A conversation about healthy eating par Nicholas A. Lesica
Healthy reading
What first intrigued me about this book is that the author, Nick Lesica, is a leading expert in my field -- and my field is audiology, very remote from "healthy eating". Apparently, at some point, Nick got curious about sugar, fat and what to eat and he read most of the relevant scientific literature on the topic. This is a summary of what he learned in the process, and I must say it's both very accessible and fascinating. He manages to provide a general picture of the human metabolism to the non expert, in a very pedagogical way. The message is that most important aspects of healthy eating are already known, and that you need to learn the rules that determine how diet affects health to eliminate the stress associated with eating (am I eating the right food or the right amount of food?). This looks like an ambitious goal, …
What first intrigued me about this book is that the author, Nick Lesica, is a leading expert in my field -- and my field is audiology, very remote from "healthy eating". Apparently, at some point, Nick got curious about sugar, fat and what to eat and he read most of the relevant scientific literature on the topic. This is a summary of what he learned in the process, and I must say it's both very accessible and fascinating. He manages to provide a general picture of the human metabolism to the non expert, in a very pedagogical way. The message is that most important aspects of healthy eating are already known, and that you need to learn the rules that determine how diet affects health to eliminate the stress associated with eating (am I eating the right food or the right amount of food?). This looks like an ambitious goal, but I must say the book is pretty convincing.