Eat Like the Animals: What Nature Teaches Us About Healthy Eating

A New Scientist Best Book of 2020 How is it that a baboon and a blob of slime mould instinctively know what to eat for optimal health, balancing their protein, fat and carb intake in perfect proportions? In new, groundbreaking research that is transforming our understanding of nutrition, animals from locusts to lions and yes, humans too, demonstrate the remarkable science behind appetite. Appetite communicates the body's nutritional needs to the brain, and eating in accordance with your body's demands, like the animals, should ensure optimal health, but the modern fast food world wreaks havoc on this evolutionarily honed system. In several landmark studies, Raubenheimer and Simpson prove that appetite can be hacked – we can eat for optimal health, for increased fertility or for a longer lifespan. Understanding the science of the appetite offers tremendous power in shaping our bodies and controlling our lives. In EAT LIKE THE ANIMALS, David Raubenheimer provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the science of appetite, diet, and fitness. His research into the genetic and physiological factors that influence our eating habits offers a new perspective on health and longevity, making this book a top resource in the field of medical sciences. For fans of Robert H. Lustig (Fat Chance), Dr. Jason Fung (The Diabetes Code Cookbook), Gary Taubes (Rethinking Diabetes), Richard J. Johnson (Nature Wants Us to Be Fat), and Malcolm Kendrick (A Statin Nation).